The first futures contracts were negotiated for agricultural commodities, and later futures contracts were negotiated for natural resources such as oil.
قراردادهای آتی برای نخستین بار بر پایهٔ محصولات کشاورزی و بعدها بر پایهٔ منابع طبیعی مانند نفت معامله می‌شدند.