Forward premium

A currency trades at a forward premium when its forward price is higher than its spot price.

Contango

A situation in which the futures price for an asset is higher than the expected future spot price. The futures price in contango declines to the future spot price as the futures contract approaches maturity. See also: Backwardation, Keynesian economics.

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