Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
1 The charge made on a stock exchange for carrying the settlement of a BARGAIN into the next accounting period.
2 In commodity markets, it is the amount by which a SPOT PRICE and the cost of carrying a commodity over time exceeds the forward price. The opposite is CONTANGO.
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