Trading Basics
Contango
This is when the futures price of a security is above the cash price at maturity. The opposite is backwardation.
Other Trading Basics
Bollinger Bands
A technical indicator developed by John Bollinger.
The bands help a trader visualise changes in price volatility.
Taught in our Technical Trading course.
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