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Deliver
DeliverThe sale of a futures or forward contract may require the seller to deliver the commodity during the delivery month, if the short position is not offset prior to that time. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Sale An agreement between a buyer and a seller on the price to be paid for a security, followed by delivery. Futures Contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange. Contract A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange. Deliver The sale of a futures or forward contract may require the seller to deliver the commodity during the delivery month, if the short position is not offset prior to that time. Commodity A commodity is food, metal, or another fixed physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts. Delivery The tender and receipt of an actual commodity or financial instrument in settlement of a futures contract. Short One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position. Position A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. Offset Elimination of a long or short position by making an opposite transaction. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Delinquency Failure to make a payment on a debt or obligation by the specified due date. Delisting Removal of a company's security from listing on an exchange because the firm has not abided by specific regulations. Deliverable bills The Treasury bills that fulfill a set of guidelines set forth by the exchange on which the bills are traded. Deliverable instrument The asset in a forward contract that will be delivered in the future at an agreed-upon price. Delivered at Frontier (DAF) Seller must supply the goods at his or her own risk and expense delivered to a named place (usually a border location) by a specified time. The buyer is responsible for the importation. Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Seller must supply the goods at his or her own risk and expense to a named place in the country of importation. The seller is responsible for importation, payment of duty, and on carriage to the location agreed upon with the buyer. Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) Seller fulfills the contract obligations when the goods have arrived at a named place in the importing country. Delivered Ex Quay (DEQ) Seller fulfills the contract obligations to deliver when the goods are made available to the buyer at the wharf of the destination port. A DEQ can further specify "Duty Paid" or "Duty Unpaid." Delivered Ex Ship (DES) Seller fulfills the contract obligations when the goods have been made available to the buyer on board a ship at the named port of destination. Delivery The tender and receipt of an actual commodity or financial instrument in settlement of a futures contract. Delivery date Date by which a seller must fulfill the obligations of a forward or futures contract. Delivery notice The written notice given by the seller of its intention to make delivery against an open, short futures position on a particular date. Delivery options The options available to the seller of an interest rate futures contract, including the quality option, the timing option, and the wild card option. Delivery points Locations designated by futures exchanges at which the financial instrument or commodity covered by a futures contract may be delivered in fulfillment of such a contract. Delivery price The price fixed by the clearinghouse at which deliveries on futures are invoiced; also the price at which the futures contract is settled when deliveries are made. Delivery versus payment A in which the buyer's payment for securities is due at transaction the time of delivery (usually to a bank acting as agent for the buyer) upon receipt of the securities. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Delayed issuance pool Refers to mortgage backed securities (MBS) that at the time of issuance were collateralized by seasoned loans originated prior to the MBS pool issue date. Delayed opening Postponement of the start of trading in a stock until correction of a gross imbalance in buy and sell orders. Such an imbalance is likely to follow on the heels of a significant event such as a takeover offer. Delayed settlement-delivery In the context of general equities, transaction in which a contract is settled in excess of five full business days. Seller's option. Delinquency Failure to make a payment on a debt or obligation by the specified due date. Delisting Removal of a company's security from listing on an exchange because the firm has not abided by specific regulations. Deliver Deliverable bills The Treasury bills that fulfill a set of guidelines set forth by the exchange on which the bills are traded. Deliverable instrument The asset in a forward contract that will be delivered in the future at an agreed-upon price. Delivered at Frontier (DAF) Seller must supply the goods at his or her own risk and expense delivered to a named place (usually a border location) by a specified time. The buyer is responsible for the importation. Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Seller must supply the goods at his or her own risk and expense to a named place in the country of importation. The seller is responsible for importation, payment of duty, and on carriage to the location agreed upon with the buyer. Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) Seller fulfills the contract obligations when the goods have arrived at a named place in the importing country. We thank you for using the Financial Dictionary to search for Deliver. If you have a better definition for Deliver than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Deliver may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Deliver and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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