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Constant Contango Forward

A forward contract/ futures contract that has a flat/ constant contango over the course of its lifespan. Contango occurs when...

Pollution Futures

A futures contract whose underlying is pollution rights. In the United States, it refers to a futures contract based on...

Synthetic Short Futures

A synthetic futures which is created by combining a short call option and a long put option on the same...

Synthetic Long Futures

A synthetic futures which is created by combining a long call option and a short put option on the same...

Equity Futures

A futures contract which entails the purchase and sale of a specific amount of an equity instrument or a stock...

Basis Trade

Transactions which are made with respect to portfolio holdings or a basket of assets where the position price or cost...

Basis Quote

An offer to sell, or a fulfilled sale of, a cash commodity in terms of a specified amount above or...

Futures Parity

The relationship between the prices of calls (call options), puts (put options), and futures (futures contracts) on the same underlying...

Futures Margin

Investors using futures contracts must post margin (in the form of cash or marketable securities) in an account maintained by...

Futures Maintenance Margin

The minimum amount which is set by futures exchanges to be maintained daily by the parties to a futures contract...