UK Futures Market.

What an a financial future trade? The basic definition is an agreement to buy or sell a certain amount of a commodity or security (eg, stocks and shares or bonds) in a stated date in a future month at a price agreed today by the buyer and the seller. This differs from an option contract because an option is only the 'right to buy or sell, whereas a future is the promise by both parties to actually do the deal. This form of contract is usually very high risk and is usually reserved for large corporations. It also tends to be in commodities as it wil lbe such trading a companies reserving thie right to buy oil, coffee or cocoa beans at a point next year so as to not worry about the cost and therefore keep thier product price set. Not really for the individual investor, but, anything can be bought for the right amount of money...

Listed are a few companies specialising in futures trading and dealing