Contango, a market situation in which the spot prices are lower than future prices, encourages traders to store crude oil and profit from selling it at prices higher
than the spot market.
Sometimes, returns of futures contracts are more profitable than the spot returns and at other times futures lose more
than the spot market.
ETFs would give investors a more transparent and accessible way to get exposure to cryptocurrencies
than the spot market, CBOE believes.
Not exact matches
There is perhaps no better encapsulation of the frothy Canadian real estate
market than Alpine's 30 - second
spot.
The oil
market remains in what's known as contango — with the future price of crude trading at a higher level
than today's
spot price.
The firm's sweet
spot is in the mid - to high - end
market — kitchen remodeling, for instance, ranging from $ 70,000 to more
than $ 300,000.
But then the
market started
spotting chinks in the consumer tech giant's armor as analysts lamented Apple's weaker -
than - expected iPhone X sales.
While
spot prices for oil are up more
than 50 percent this year, ETFs tracking those
markets through derivatives are heavily underperforming.
With more
than 600 investment professionals1 in 25 countries around the world, we are uniquely positioned to look beyond the largest or most visible securities in each
market to
spot smart global investments that meet our rigorous investment criteria.
Next, since oil for future delivery is currently trading for more
than the
spot price, a situation traders call «contango», selling into the futures
market is a financial win for producers.
Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1
Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger
than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the
market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.
Well, we thought it would be useful to review everyone's predictions for
marketing in 2014, and it turns out that more
than a few were
spot on (or close enough that we'll count it).
Yet for more
than a decade nobody in Britain did a better job at
spotting gaps in the
market and making a killing.
«With several «hot
spots» around the world, and
markets tighter
than they used to be, this could become an ongoing feature of the
market once again,» says Rats, Morgan Stanley's head of European oil and gas research.
The blog shows that VIX futures exhibit stronger negative correlation
than VIX
spot and that this stronger negative correlation of bonds to VIX futures
than to VIX
spot comes mostly from down
markets.
That's (partly) a function of
spot - dependent volatility — if the
market declines to the strike of the put, it is likely to be more volatile
than if it goes up to the strike of the call.
Contango simply means that investors are willing to pay a premium today to be sure of the price they'll get in the future, rather
than waiting a month or quarter and then buying the commodity in the real - time «
spot»
market.
And its new approach to ads calls for a focus on regional, 15 - second TV buys rather
than national, 30 - second
spots — the brainchild of Chief
Marketing Officer Richard Lennox, who joined last year from Toys R Us.
Well, Slater is really talking here about to
spot a bear
market bottom, rather
than a turning point in the middle of a cyclical recovery.
A
market in which the futures price is lower
than the
spot price is said to be in backwardation.
If the
market for a particular commodity suffers from strong, persistent contango, an ETF that buys futures contracts on that commodity will perform worse
than the
spot price of the commodity itself.
But if the main bright
spot in our economy is so dependent on the Federal Reserve, we should be wary of getting too giddy about a recovering housing
market, and be aware that reversing central bank influence once the economy recovers may be more difficult
than the Fed claims it will be.
However, less
than midway through the year and some
market participants are already
spotting cracks in the notion of so - called synchronized global growth, with some fearing that a whiff of stagflation is starting to permeate.
In theory, it's a great idea and no one is more deserving of a
spot next to Cinderella or Belle
than the general of the Royal House of Alderaan, but as one online publication was quick to point out, «the Disney Princess line isn't a commemorative campaign, it's a
marketing effort.»
We are very busy sampling sugar and filter through the less
than ideal
spot market opportunities but I wish all of you a successful and safe harvest.
etc any good coach on the
market would do better
than 4th
spot with the type of squad we have.
But seriously, if James (or Kawhi) overlooked the «
market» and looked at the winning potential, there simply isn't a better landing
spot to compete immediately for a championship other
than Houston or Golden State, and we are better positioned for continued contention 4 - 5 seasons into the future
than those teams are.
The
spot will run in 11 media
markets — including NYC, where air time is the most expensive (although radio
spots are considerably cheaper
than TV).
Nevertheless, with substantially more
than a million apps already in Google Play and the number growing by the day, such a system might help developers detect problems with their apps before they are
marketed and could help make
spotting violators of laws a more manageable task for regulators and privacy activists.
General Motors +21 %, or +43 % for New GM (Buick - Cadillac - Chevrolet - GMC) Spurred by fleet sales and incentive spending, General Motors regained the top
spot in the U.S. auto
market in March — although, in a statistic that's ripe with foreshadowing, the company actually sold more cars and trucks in China
than in the USA.
As cool as the infra - red night vision is (and it's so cool, if you're a geek like me), it's more of a gimmick
than a tool — as is the blind -
spot warning system, when you're driving an A7 with the awesome European -
market side view mirrors.
I am comfortable recommending the new X1 to people in the
market for a premium small, not - quite - a-wagon crossover, though, which is much more
than I could say about the first - gen take — and that's meant as a genuine compliment coming from someone who has a blind
spot big enough to just about hide this entire segment.
«The new Regal GS is in the sweet
spot of the
market: more refined and luxurious
than the mainstream, more value for the price with style and premium features on par with higher - end competitors,» said Duncan Aldred, vice president of Buick.
The new Regal GS is in the sweet
spot of the
market: more refined and luxurious
than the mainstream, more value for the price with style and premium features on par with higher - end competitors, and with standard features like AWD with active twin clutch and a rear sportback design that will surprise customers with its usefulness,» said Duncan Aldred, Vice President of Global Buick and GMC.
After a week with the Soul, I'm more convinced
than before that it will be one of the handful of bright
spots in this dark
market.
Toyota sold more
than 308,000 Camrys to U.S. buyers in 2011, allowing it to retain its
spot as the best - selling car on the
market — by a long shot.
I think the conclusions are: — the
market is very price sensitive, — there is a sweet
spot (and it's a lot lower
than NYC thinks)-- the specific
spot depends on the property and the niche (sounds like real estate, doesn't it?)
It neatly captures so much of what is going on in the e-book
market today, mainly that there are far more indie debut authors from 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 who are now holding
spots on the Amazon bestseller charts
than Big - 5 debut authors.
While it's easier
than ever to get a book to
market, readers are savvy and
spot sub-par products easily.
One bright
spot for Apple, however, is that the «detachable» tablet
market is gaining in popularity, with the company's iPad Pro line already more popular
than the Microsoft Surface line.
Backwardation: Backwardation or Normal Backwardation is the opposite
market structure from Contango where the price of future contracts are lower
than the
spot price
Notice above that the daily variation of the
spot price and futures prices as the
markets prediction changes are both much larger
than the barely noticeable drift (from contango) between the
spot and futures price.
In particular, the central bank worries that house prices continue to rise faster
than incomes and that certain hot
spots like Toronto's condominium
market are over-built.
The choice to trade
spot FX versus currency futures
markets depends on personal preferences more
than anything else.
The blog shows that VIX futures exhibit stronger negative correlation
than VIX
spot and that this stronger negative correlation of bonds to VIX futures
than to VIX
spot comes mostly from down
markets.
This is further illustrated in Exhibits 2a and 2b; in the months that high - yield and emerging
market bonds posted a loss of more
than 3 %, VIX futures ten ded to rise, sometimes even more
than the VIX
spot, due to the backwardation in the VIX futures curve (or, in other worlds, the yield from the roll of a long VIX futures position).
In fact, when correlation analysis is conducted for up and down
market periods separately, it can be seen that this stronger negative correlation of bonds to VIX futures
than to VIX
spot comes mostly from down
markets (see Exhibit 2).
If the price in the futures
market is greater
than the price in the
spot market, then there is a profit to carry gold — to buy metal in the
spot market and sell a futures contract.
You may need to put your money in more
than one
spot to give yourself a cushion against changes in the
market.
Unlike most gold bars that will likely never sell for more
than their small premium over the
spot price of gold, most gold coins will increase in value and command increasing premiums over
spot gold as they age, depending on
market factors.