The equity formula—Total Equity = Total Assets – Total Liabilities—gives you a snapshot of a company's net worth. To use this formula for accurate reporting, follow these steps: Gather Financial Data: Collect total assets and total liabilities from the company's balance sheet.
Forward contracts typically involve the physical delivery of the underlying asset upon contract expiration. In contrast, futures contracts are often settled through a daily marking-to-market process, where gains or losses are settled daily until the contract's expiration, without physical delivery in most cases.
Suppose that a client has entered into an equity forward contract with a bank. The client (long side) agrees to buy 400 shares of a publicly listed company for US$ 100 per share from the bank (short side) on a specified expiration date one year in the future.
Record a forward contract on the contract date on the balance sheet from the seller's perspective. On the liability side of the equation, you would credit the Asset Obligation for the spot rate. Then, on the asset side of the equation, you would debit the Asset Receivable for the forward rate.