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CONTANGO [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

... a charge levied on a "bull" for deferring payment for stocks and shares bought from one settlement day to the next.

Key term(s)
  • continuation rate
  • carrying-over rate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Situation dans laquelle le prix ou le cours à terme d'un instrument financier est supérieur au prix ou au cours au comptant.

Key term(s)
  • prix du report

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
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Record 2 2003-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

The stock exchange technique whereby a buyer has bought securities, but wishes to defer payment for them from one settlement day to the next.

OBS

contango: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Opération boursière consistant à proroger pour un terme déterminé une opération venant à échéance généralement quinze jours après l'achat.

OBS

report : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Operación por la cual una persona vende títulos al contado y simultáneamente el reciente comprador de los títulos se los vende a plazo a la primera persona, a un cambio superior al de la previa operación.

OBS

Contango es la voz inglesa para reporte.

OBS

contango: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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