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The extent of the difference being greater than that expected under the normal market condition (contango) of a small excess of the forward price over the spot price.
The extent of the difference being greater than that expected under the normal market condition (contango) of a small excess of the forward price over the spot price.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Backwardation]]
* [[Backwardation]]
* [[Contango]]
* [[Contango]]
* [[Spot]]
* [[Spot price]]


[[Category:Commodity_Risk]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]

Latest revision as of 16:36, 19 March 2014

The unusual market condition in which the forward price is substantially in excess of the spot price.

The extent of the difference being greater than that expected under the normal market condition (contango) of a small excess of the forward price over the spot price.


See also