futures contract vs derivative

derivative vs futures contract

futures contract and derivative both are nouns.

futures contract is not an adjective while derivative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
futures contract	Yes	No	No	No
derivative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, derivative is a hypernym of futures contract; that is, derivative is a word with a broader meaning than futures contract:

futures contract: an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date
derivative: a financial instrument whose value is based on another security

Other hypernyms of futures contract include derivative instrument.

futures contract (noun)	derivative (noun)
an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date	the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
	(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
	a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
	a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound

futures contract (adjective)	derivative (adjective)
	resulting from or employing derivation

Difference between futures contract and derivative

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