contango

contango
a) The situation in a futures market where prices for future delivery are higher than prices for immediate (or nearer) delivery.

2005: most of these other commodities are generally in contango — Futures Industry Magazine [

b) The amount by which prices for future delivery are higher than prices for near delivery.

2003: Normally new buyers would go after the March silver contract, especially with such a small contango. &mdash; Bill Murphy, Kitco Bullion Dealers [ <! see for instance the 1913 Encyclopedia Britannica on this usage

See Also: cotangoed

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