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Carrying Charge

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Carrying Charge
A cost associated with holding a financial instrument or storing a physical commodity over a defined period of time.

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Carrying charges include fees such as insurance, storage, and other related costs. These costs are generally incorporated into the price of a futures contract or commodity.


Carrying charge
The fee a broker charges for carrying securities on credit, such as on a margin account. Also, any component of a futures basis, such as storage costs, interest charges or insurance costs on the underlying interest.

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