contango

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Synonyms: continuo, fontange, montano, cantando, costanzo, lontano, conlang, contangos, contacto, constanzo, contado

Antonyms: continuo, fontange, montano, cantando, costanzo, lontano, conlang, contangos, contacto, constanzo, contado

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Noun

1. The situation in a [[futures]] market where [[price]]s for future [[delivery]] are higher than prices for [[immediate]] (or nearer) delivery, indicating the expectation that the price of the underlying asset will go up.
2. The [[amount]] by which prices for future delivery are higher than prices for near delivery.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|London Stock Exchange}} [[fee|Fee]] paid by a [[buyer]] to the [[seller]] on [[settlement]] day when the buyer wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|London Stock Exchange|ambitransitive}} To charge (a buyer) a [[fee]] to [[defer]] [[settlement]] until the next settlement day.

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