What is a 'Commodity Futures Contract'. A commodity futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a predetermined amount of a commodity at a specific price on a specific date in the future. Buyers use such contracts to avoid the risks associated with the price fluctuations of a futures' underlying product or raw material.
The official cause of J. Edgar Hoover's death is listed as a heart attack. The news reports the day after his death had indicated his death was due to the effects of high blooâ¦d pressure. No autopsy was performed, which has led to speculation that other factors may have caused his death, including poisoning.
John Edgar Hoover. John Edgar Hoover was born in Washington on 1st January, 1895. His father, Dickerson Hoover, was a printmaker, but he had a mental breakdown he spent his last eight years in Laurel Asylum. The death of his father dramatically reduced the family income and Hoover had to leave school and seek employment.