A forward contract is a contract made between two parties for execution in the future.

期货合约是指双方按约定,在未来某一日进行交割结算的合同

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A company has a profit and loss statement and there's something that is called net income, which is the measure of how much the company is making the profits after expenses of the company, called the bottom line.

例如,每家公司都有损益表,还有净利润,净利润指公司收益总额,扣除经济成本,也称为盈亏结算线

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