cash settlement
Definition
A transaction settled with a cash payment in the amount of profit or loss rather than the physical delivery of a commodity or other underlier. Examples include futures and options contracts for indices, which cannot be delivered.
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Related Terms
settlement, cash delivery, forward commitment
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