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GOLD FUTURES MARKET [4 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Foreign Trade
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

A financial transaction in which securities, commodities or foreign exchange are bought or sold at the current price for immediate delivery.

CONT

Precious metals contracts and financial contracts on commodities can involve spot, forward, futures and option contracts. Precious metals are mainly gold, silver and platinum. Commodities are bulk goods such as grains, metals and foods traded on a commodities exchange or on the spot market. [Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions].

OBS

Compare with "forward contract" and "futures (contract)".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

Les contrats sur les métaux précieux et les contrats financiers sur les marchandises peuvent prendre la forme de contrats au comptant, de contrats à effet différé, de contrats à terme et de contrats à option. Les métaux précieux sont principalement l'or, l'argent et le platine. Les marchandises sont des biens en vrac comme les grains, les métaux et les aliments échangés dans une bourse de denrées ou sur le marché au comptant. [Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Comercio exterior
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Transacción financiera en la que los títulos, mercancías o divisas se compran o venden al precio vigente en el momento de la transacción para entrega inmediata.

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Record 2 2001-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Stock Exchange
OBS

The only commodities exchange and futures market in Canada. The main items traded are various grains, gold, interest-rate futures, and lumber. In October 1979, the exchange announced plans to establish a separate division, the Canadian Financial Market, to offer futures trading in treasury bills, government bonds, gold and gold options.... In 1972, it changed its name from Winnipeg Grain and Produce Exchange to Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, reflecting its ambitions as a commodities exchange and futures market, although futures had been traded at the exchange since 1904.

Key term(s)
  • Winnipeg Grain Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Bourse
OBS

[La Bourse des marchandises de Winnipeg] est une bourse canadienne. [...] [elle] fut la première à ouvrir dès 1972 un marché à terme sur l'or. [...] l'orge, le lin, l'avoine, le colza et le seigle demeurent les principales marchandises négociées à terme.

Key term(s)
  • Winnipeg Grain Exchange
  • bourse de commerce de Winnipeg
  • bourse des marchandises de Winnipeg
  • bourse de Winnipeg

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
CONT

Precious metals contracts and financial contracts on commodities can involve spot, forward, futures and option contracts. Precious metals are mainly gold, silver and platinum. Commodities are bulk goods such as grains, metals and foods traded on a commodities exchange or on the spot market. [Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

Les contrats sur les métaux précieux et les contrats financiers sur les marchandises peuvent prendre la forme de contrats au comptant, de contrats à effet différé, de contrats à terme et de contrats à option. Les métaux précieux sont principalement l' or, I'argent et le platine. Les marchandises sont des biens en vrac comme les grains, les métaux et les aliments échangés dans une bourse de denrées ou sur le marché au comptant. [Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières].

OBS

Le terme "obligation financière contractuelle" est tiré du journal l'Observateur, no 39 .25.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

With the introduction of organized gold options and gold futures markets on North American and European exchanges in the past decade(in addition to the already existing cash markets for gold throughout the world), these investors have been able to participate directly in the gold market... without necessarily buying or selling actual gold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

Grâce à la création de marchés organisés des options sur l'or et de marchés à terme de l'or sur les Bourses nord-américaines et européennes au cours de la dernière décennie (...), ces investisseurs ont été en mesure de prendre une part directe au marché aurifère (...) sans nécessairement acheter ou vendre l'or lui-même.

Spanish

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