A forward exchange contract is "a commitment to exchange (buy or sell) one foreign currency for another at a specified exchange rate, with the exchange taking place on either a specified future date or during a specified future period". In a forward contract, one party agrees to deliver a specified amount of one currency for another at a specified exchange [...]
Currency options is "a contract giving the buyer the right but not the obligation to exchange a specified amount of one currency into another specified currency on or before a specified date at a specified rate of exchange. The buyer (holder) of the option pays a 'premium' to its writer (seller)". An option is a contract that gives the holder [...]
A commodity futures is a contractual agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified quantity and quality of commodity at a certain time in the future at a certain price agreed upon at the time of entering into the contract on the commodity futures exchange. The primary objective for any futures exchange is effective price discovery and efficient [...]