contango

contango
[kənˈtaŋgəʊ]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Stock Exchange)(Brit.)the normal situation in which the spot or cash price of a commodity is lower than the forward price
    (股票)(英)期货溢价,期货升水。 常与 backwardation 相对
    ■(historical)a percentage paid by a buyer of stock to postpone transfer to a future settling day
    (史)交易延期费,延期日息
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: probably an arbitrary formation on the pattern of Latin verb forms ending in -o in the first person singular, perhaps with the idea 'I make contingent' (see contingent)
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