"which means future value, not current worth." No it doesn't. The value is today. If it was some future value different from today's value, then someone would

"which means future value, not current worth." No it doesn't. The value is today. If it was some future value different from today's value, then someone would be arbitraging on the difference. Maybe you are trying to say that the value today is based on future performance, which should be obvious.