Contango

From Reuters Financial Glossary

A situation where futures prices are progressively higher the further the maturity date is from spot. The increase reflects the added cost of storage and insurance for commodities delivered further into the future. Contango is the normal relationship between spot and futures prices and is the opposite of backwardation.

See also: Futures, Backwardation, Spot

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