Spot price: related pages

Backwardation is the opposite of forwardation; it occurs when the price of the future is less than the spot price of underlying commodity.

The price of a futures contract being greater than the spot price of the underlying (usually a commodity).

The interest rate parity relationship that can be derived from assuming no covered interest arbitrage.

The tendency of currency markets to over-estimate movements in currency.

An agreement to buy or sell a given quantity of a commodity or a particular asset at a specified future date at a pre-agreed price.

A future is a contract to buy an underlying security or commodity at a fixed price at a future date.