Contango, a market process or pricing structure where spot prices or prices for near- month futures are cheaper than those expiring further into the future
Contango is a market process or pricing structure where spot prices or prices for near- month futures are cheaper than those expiring further into the future. This creates an upward sloping curve for future prices over time.
Although the term is more commonly used in commodities pricing, the unde
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