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
CFD
Contract for difference.
An OTC financial derivative where the counterparties agree to exchange the change in a price.
No underlying assets are exchanged.
Currency Options
A option is the right to buy or sell something in the future but not the obligation. A currency option is on an FX market.
Chartist
A market participant or commentator that uses charts to analyse the price of a security.
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