Examples of use of futures
1. ARTICLE First came temperature futures, then frost–day futures.
2. As investors pour money into futures contracts, futures prices rise.
3. Dow Jones futures were recently down 21 points, Nasdaq futures were off 2.5 points and S&P futures were down 2.3 points.
4. S&P 500 futures were up 0.' point while Nasdaq futures were up '.5 points.
5. US crude futures had been helped by a leap in heating oil futures.