Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
marchés à terme ferme
English translation:
futures
Added to glossary by
Timothy Barton
Sep 15, 2007 15:50
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marchés à terme ferme
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[L'étudiant doit] Comprendre l'organisation et le fonctionnement des marchés à terme ferme et conditionnel.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | futures (see explanation) |
Andrew Levine
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| 4 | (financial) derivates markets |
Laszlo Kocsis
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Proposed translations
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Andrew Levine
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futures (see explanation)
marchés à terme ferme = futures which must be settled at a given point
marchés à terme conditionnel = options which may be settled or refused at a given point
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Note added at 47 mins (2007-09-15 16:38:10 GMT)
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Termium calls "marchés à terme ferme" "unconditional futures."
3. Subject Field(s)
* The Economy
Subject Field(s)
* Économie
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unconditional future Source, record 3, unconditional future
marché à terme ferme Source, record 3, marché à terme ferme
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marchés à terme conditionnel = options which may be settled or refused at a given point
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Note added at 47 mins (2007-09-15 16:38:10 GMT)
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Termium calls "marchés à terme ferme" "unconditional futures."
3. Subject Field(s)
* The Economy
Subject Field(s)
* Économie
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unconditional future Source, record 3, unconditional future
marché à terme ferme Source, record 3, marché à terme ferme
MASC
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: what is your reference source? Termium? /ok thanks.
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Yes, Termium. Sorry for not noting this.
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John Farebrother
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Richard Benham
: Hmmm. Futures are by definition unconditional.
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Yes, I know. That's why I left the word "unconditional" out of my answer.
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rkillings
: The generic term is "forward markets". Futures are, by accepted definition, exchange-traded, but currency forwards (FRAs) are not.
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Laszlo Kocsis
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economist,lawyer,physicist 15 years exp
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(financial) derivates markets
It encompasses futures, options, forwards -contracts in this sense,all having in common (among others) a fixed future deadline when your right or obligation to sell or buy can or must be exercised
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-09-15 20:19:34 GMT)
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oops derivatives markets , I've just noticed that I left out something accidentally
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-09-15 20:19:34 GMT)
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oops derivatives markets , I've just noticed that I left out something accidentally
Discussion
"Analyser les fondements et la portée des stratégies de couverture fondées sur l'utilisation des marchés à terme."
The problem with specialising in higher education is that you have to translate things for all other fields as well, depending on the course or the type of institution!