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Underlying

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Definition:
The cash, commodity or financial instrument on which a futures or option contract is based, or the stock upon which the value of a warrant is based.


The underlying is the deliverable upon which the value of a derivatives contract is based. This can include "non-deliverable" items such as indices.


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