Delivery Date 1. The final date by which the underlying commodity for a futures contract must be delivered in order for the terms of the contract to be fulfilled.
2. The maturity date of a currency forward contract. Investopedia Says: All futures and forward contracts have a delivery date upon which the underlying must be transferred to the contract holder if he or she holds the contract until maturity instead of offsetting it. Related Terms: Commodity Forex Forward Contract Futures Contract Long Hedge Nearby Month Offset Settlement Period |