# Underlying (asset) (also often used in German; otherwise underlying)

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## Definition

The asset underlying a forward contract (the asset upon which a forward contract is based; it can be either a financial asset, e.g. a share, a bond, a treasury bond, a forward contract, currency, a stock index, etc., or a commodity, for example a raw material or mining asset). - See underlying asset, commercials, derivative, option, sukuk, underlay, underpledge, liquidation surplus, wagon. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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