Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives

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spelling 5727 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=5727 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Conference Conference Paper application/pdf 9 1.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in Babak D. Safa 2015-09-24 00:02:10 ICSR 2012 ICSR Iran Seismic Retrofitting Earthquake Engineering ICSR 2012 0238-01-FH03-FKI-16-06125.pdf UniSZA Private Access Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives This paper attempts to analyze the innovation in Islamic forward and futures contracts of crude palm oil in Malaysia. Commodity forward and futures contracts are the most common types of derivative instruments, whose value depends on the value of the underlying assets, namely commodities. The emergence of forward and futures contracts resulted from the advancement of financial engineering that is based on conventional finance. Therefore, this study is significant in order to identify the extent to which conventional commodity forward and futures contracts meet the principles outlined by the shari’ah in the discipline of Islamic finance. Initially, this study analyzes the shari’ah issues in commodity forward and futures crude palm oil and subsequently, it proposes a set of potential shari’ah principles in the contracts. This study uses a thematic analysis approach in analyzing the data obtained from secondary sources and interviews with several selected respondents who are involved in this industry. The result has shown that the contract raised several shari’ah issues such as gharar, speculation and gambling. Finally, this study recommends the application of the principle of wa'd and bay almurabahah/musawamah as an innovation in shari’ah compliant commodity forward and futures contracts. 1-9 21st Century Academic Forum Conference Proceeding 2015 Conference Harvard University, Cambridge, MA U.S.A.
spellingShingle Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives
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summary This paper attempts to analyze the innovation in Islamic forward and futures contracts of crude palm oil in Malaysia. Commodity forward and futures contracts are the most common types of derivative instruments, whose value depends on the value of the underlying assets, namely commodities. The emergence of forward and futures contracts resulted from the advancement of financial engineering that is based on conventional finance. Therefore, this study is significant in order to identify the extent to which conventional commodity forward and futures contracts meet the principles outlined by the shari’ah in the discipline of Islamic finance. Initially, this study analyzes the shari’ah issues in commodity forward and futures crude palm oil and subsequently, it proposes a set of potential shari’ah principles in the contracts. This study uses a thematic analysis approach in analyzing the data obtained from secondary sources and interviews with several selected respondents who are involved in this industry. The result has shown that the contract raised several shari’ah issues such as gharar, speculation and gambling. Finally, this study recommends the application of the principle of wa'd and bay almurabahah/musawamah as an innovation in shari’ah compliant commodity forward and futures contracts.
title Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives
title_full Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives
title_fullStr Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives
title_full_unstemmed Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives
title_short Commodity Forward and Futures Contract: An Innovation in Islamic Derivatives
title_sort commodity forward and futures contract: an innovation in islamic derivatives