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Deferred Futures

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Deferred futures
The most distant months of a futures contract.

Deferred Futures
Among several different futures contracts, the one with the longest maturity. For example, given three futures contracts, one expiring in March, one in June, and one in September, the deferred futures is the one expiring in September. It is also called the most distant futures contract.


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GAME PLAN: Technicals and fundamentals have weakened, but hedges are not advised unless deferred futures show signs of sustained weakness.
Remember, if you take the LDP, don't sell the big carry, and if we don't have a weather event, the deferred futures could be at or lower than when you put the grain in the bin.
And, because carrying charges usually reflect market-determined storage costs, you cannot avoid them by selling nearby and buying deferred futures contracts, says Usset.
 
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