Contango

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  • n. The situation in a futures market where prices for future delivery are higher than prices for immediate (or nearer) delivery.
  • n. The amount by which prices for future delivery are higher than prices for near delivery.
  • n. Fee paid by a buyer to the seller on settlement day when the buyer wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day.
  • n. The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. On the London stock exchange, the charge made by a broker for carrying over a bargain to the next fortnightly settling-day; the consideration paid by the buyer of stock for the privilege of deferring settlement until the next settling-day.
    • Word Usage
    "That increase from contract to contract is called contango, and it can cut into fund returns."
    Antonym
    backwardation   
    Verb Form
    contangoed    contangoes    contangoing   
    Cross Reference
    contango day   
    Variant
    backwardation   
    Same Context
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