Rosalynn Kang

Content Lead

Rosalynn Kang

Content Lead

Contango and Backwardation: Simplified

Contango and Backwardation: Simplified

Contango and Backwardation: Simplified
Contango and Backwardation: Simplified

Imagine you're shopping and you see oranges for sale at $5 a pound. But you know that in a couple of weeks, oranges will be out of season and their price will rise to $10 a pound. So, you buy a bunch of oranges now and store them in your fridge. When the price changes, you can sell your oranges for a profit! 🤑

Sounds like a life hack, right? Well, this is kind of how contango arbitrage works. Except it doesn’t apply for perishable commodities. Orange you glad we told you before you started buying truckloads of fruit? 😇

Key Takeaways

  • What is Contango?

    • What Causes Contango?

    • Who Benefits from Contango?

    • What is Contango Arbitrage and how does it work?

    • Advantages and Disadvantages

  • What is Backwardation?

    • What Causes Backwardation?

    • Who Benefits from Backwardation?

  • It Takes Two to (con)tango

  • The Bottom Line

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Breach Management:

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Customer Support:

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The Bottom Line

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