Multiple Choice
Jeff agrees to buy 40,000 pounds of frozen pork bellies for delivery one year from now; upon delivery he will pay $32,400. This transaction is called a:
A) prediction settlement.
B) timing indenture.
C) futures contract.
D) hog agreement.
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