https://rjofutures.rjobrien.com/futures-trading-resources/glossary/forward-cash-contract https://rjofutures.rjobrien.com/futures-trading-resources/gl... Future

https://rjofutures.rjobrien.com/futures-trading-resources/glossary/forward-cash-contract https://rjofutures.rjobrien.com/futures-trading-resources/gl... Futures are technically different than forward contracts... the former is public the latter is private. But a lot of the people doing cash forwards, trade futures on the same products, and call and put options on those futures. Then add actual insurance in on top of all that... There are farms that look more like Wall Street Banks with how cover and leverage.