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contango
con·tan·go C5623050 (kən-tăng′gō)n. A state in which the price of a futures contract is higher than the eventual or expected spot price of the underlying commodity or security.
[Probably alteration of 19th-century stock-exchange jargon continuation, the carrying over of an account until the next designated date of settlement.]contango (kənˈtæŋɡəʊ) n, pl -gos1. (Stock Exchange) (formerly, on the London Stock Exchange) postponement of payment for and delivery of stock from one account day to the next2. (Stock Exchange) Also called: carry-over or continuation the fee paid for such a postponement. Compare backwardationvb, -goes, -going or -goed (Stock Exchange) (tr) to arrange such a postponement of payment (for): my brokers will contango these shares. [C19: apparently an arbitrary coinage based on continue]contango
Past participle: contangoed
Gerund: contangoing
| Imperative |
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| contango | | contango |
| Present |
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| I contango | | you contango | | he/she/it contangoes | | we contango | | you contango | | they contango |
| Preterite |
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| I contangoed | | you contangoed | | he/she/it contangoed | | we contangoed | | you contangoed | | they contangoed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am contangoing | | you are contangoing | | he/she/it is contangoing | | we are contangoing | | you are contangoing | | they are contangoing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have contangoed | | you have contangoed | | he/she/it has contangoed | | we have contangoed | | you have contangoed | | they have contangoed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was contangoing | | you were contangoing | | he/she/it was contangoing | | we were contangoing | | you were contangoing | | they were contangoing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had contangoed | | you had contangoed | | he/she/it had contangoed | | we had contangoed | | you had contangoed | | they had contangoed |
| Future |
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| I will contango | | you will contango | | he/she/it will contango | | we will contango | | you will contango | | they will contango |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have contangoed | | you will have contangoed | | he/she/it will have contangoed | | we will have contangoed | | you will have contangoed | | they will have contangoed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be contangoing | | you will be contangoing | | he/she/it will be contangoing | | we will be contangoing | | you will be contangoing | | they will be contangoing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been contangoing | | you have been contangoing | | he/she/it has been contangoing | | we have been contangoing | | you have been contangoing | | they have been contangoing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been contangoing | | you will have been contangoing | | he/she/it will have been contangoing | | we will have been contangoing | | you will have been contangoing | | they will have been contangoing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been contangoing | | you had been contangoing | | he/she/it had been contangoing | | we had been contangoing | | you had been contangoing | | they had been contangoing |
| Conditional |
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| I would contango | | you would contango | | he/she/it would contango | | we would contango | | you would contango | | they would contango |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have contangoed | | you would have contangoed | | he/she/it would have contangoed | | we would have contangoed | | you would have contangoed | | they would have contangoed |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeecarry-overLegalSeeCarry-OverContango
ContangoA market condition in which futures prices are higher in the distant delivery months.ContangoA situation in which the futures price for an asset is higher than the expected future spot price. The futures price in contango declines to the future spot price as the futures contract approaches maturity. See also: Backwardation, Keynesian economics.contango In futures or options trading, a market in which longer-term contracts carry a higher price than near-term contracts. The premium accorded to longer maturities is a normal condition of the market and reflects the cost of carrying the commodity for future delivery. Compare inverted market.Contango.The price of a futures contract tends to reflect the cost of storage, insurance, financing, and other expenses incurred by the producer as the commodity awaits delivery. So, typically, the further in the future the maturity date, the higher the price of the contract. That relationship is described as contango. If the opposite is true, and the price of a longer-term contract is lower than the price of one with a closer expiration date, the relationship is described as backwardation. contango - an additional payment made by an investor or speculator who has purchased or sold a SHARE, STOCK etc. on the UK STOCK MARKET in return for being permitted to carry over the settlement of the share transaction from one ACCOUNT PERIOD to the next.
- a condition in a FORWARD MARKET where the most distant delivery months trade at a premium to the near term delivery months.
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