Given a text T, and several options, according to the question posed in the text T to choose the most appropriate option from the options as the answer, please directly output the most appropriate option, do not need to output the explanation.

A characteristic of forward commitments is that they:
Option A:provide linear payoffs.
Option B:do not depend on the outcome or payoff of an underlying asset.
Option C:provide one party the right to engage in future transactions on terms agreed on in advance.

Answer: A