Both support the idea of deferred initialization, also known as futures, the former is a class and the later a lightweight and slightly less safe structure.

这两者都体现了延迟初始化的特性(因此又被称为futures)。前者是一个类，而后者则是一个轻量的，但并非“绝对”线程安全的结构。

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Somebody taking a longer-term view would use deferred futures contracts rather than nearby.

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The Eurodollar curve flattened as dealers sold front month futures and bought deferred maturities on account of growing liquidity fears over in Europe.

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Amid the anxiety of what might come next from the Fed, the yield curve continues its steepening bias with nearby Eurodollar futures making slim gains while deferred contracts are firmly lower midweek.

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