backwardation

ˌbækwərˈdeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of backwardation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

TECH.

market condition where futures prices are lower than spot prices

TECH.

In backwardation, futures contracts are cheaper than buying the commodity outright today..

contango

London Stock Exchange

Rare

obsolete fee paid by seller to defer settlement

Rare

Backwardation was once a common practice in London.

charge

fee

payment

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Origin of backwardation

English, backward (reverse) + -ation (action or process)

Examples of backwardation in a sentence

Traders watch for signs of backwardation in the oil market.
Traders discussed the implications of backwardation.
The concept of backwardation puzzled many newcomers.

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French:backwardation, frais de report, ...
German:Backwardation, ...
Italian:backwardation, tassa di differimento, ...
Spanish:contango inverso, backwardation, ...
Portuguese:contango invertido, retrocesso, ...
Chinese:现货溢价, 延期费, ...
Japanese:逆ザヤ, ...
Arabic:تراجُع الأسعار الآجِلة, رَسْم تَأْجِيل التَّسْوِيَة, ...
Hebrew:בַּקְוָרְדֵיישְׁן, דְּמֵי דְּחִיּוּי, ...
Russian:обратный контанго, отсрочка, ...
Ukrainian:беквордація, відстрочка платежу, ...
Hindi:बैकवर्डेशन, ...
Bengali:ব্যাকওয়ার্ডেশন, প্রত্যাবর্তন ফি, ...
Catalan:contango negatiu, backwardation, ...
Czech:backwardace, poplatek za odklad vypořádání, ...
Danish:backwardation, ...
Dutch:backwardation, uitstelvergoeding, ...
Greek:οπισθοδρόμηση, αναβολή, ...
Hungarian:backwardáció, halasztási díj, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពទីផ្សារដែលតម្លៃកិច្ចសន្យាអនាគតទាបជាងតម្លៃភ្លាមៗ, កម្រៃដែលអ្នកលក់បង់ដើម្បីពន្យារពេលទូទាត់ក្នុងការជួញដូរភាគហ៊ុន, ...
Korean:백워데이션, ...
Persian:عقب‌نشینی, تاخیر در تسویه, ...
Polish:backwardacja, backwardation, ...
Portuguese (BR):contango invertido, taxa de adiamento, ...
Romanian:contango inversat, ...
Swedish:backwardation, ...
Thai:ภาวะถอยหลัง, ค่าธรรมเนียมการเลื่อนชำระบัญชี, ...
Turkish:gerileme, geriye dönük ödeme, ...
Vietnamese:tình trạng lùi lại, phí backwardation, ...

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