Executive Summary

This article presents nine sections, beginning with a statement of issues, followed by a description of the futures contract, and a literature review in the next two sections. This is followed by an analysis of the hadith "sell not what is not with you," a similar analysis of the issue of qabd, a section on the sale of debts, another on risk taking and speculation, and a conclusion.

Thunderbird International Business, Review 49, 3(2007), pp 309-339.