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Contango

A condition in which distant Delivery prices for Futures exceed Spot prices, often due to the costs of storing and insuring the underlying commodity. opposite of Backwardation.

Related Terms: 9 Backwardation, Delivery price, Delivery, Futures, PPO, Pot, Ring, Spot, Spot price
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