forward market {noun} [fin.]
mercado a término {m} [fin.]


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from http://en.bab.la/dictionary/


The forward market is the over-the-counter financial market in contracts for future delivery, so called forward contracts. Forward contracts are personalized between parties (i.e., delivery time and amount are determined between seller and customer). The forward market is a general term used to describe the informal market by which these contracts are entered into. Standardized forward contracts are called futures contracts and traded on a futures exchange.
It should not be confused with the futures market.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_market

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The PDF in question could actually be a 'Foward contract'. Impossible to say though, without actually seeing it.

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**Forward** and Futures Contracts - Part 1: Forward Contracts ...
If the price at harvest has risen to, say $1.35 a bushel, the farmer will undoubtedly wish that he had not entered into the **forward contract**. The cereal ...
www.finweb.com/.../forward-and-futures-contracts.html - Cached -

Derivatives: markets, valuation, and risk management - Google Books Result
Robert E. Whaley - 2006 - Business & Economics - 930 pages
Processing the wheat into cereal takes one day. To lock in the cost of the wheat for September production, the cereal producer can buy a **forward contract** ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0471786322...

Uni-Argrow---garwood,agarwood oil,agarwood trees,gaharu,agarwood ...
21 Sep 2009 ... Specific foods include cereals, vegetables, fruits, and meat. .... and **forward market** linkages that are the cornerstone of market-led, ...
www.uniargrow.com/About_Us.asp - Cached - Similar

Education Center - CFTC
Compare this to the **forward market**: If you buy a forward contract and then .... For example, a breakfast cereal manufacturer who uses wheat and expects to ...
www.cftc.gov/ConsumerProtection/.../economicpurpose.html - Cached

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_contract