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Saturday's Term
Par
Definition:
Refers to the standard delivery point(s) and/or quality of a commodity that is deliverable on a futures contract at contract price.
Carrying Charges
Definition:
Cost of storing a physical commodity or holding a financial instrument over a period of time. These charges include insurance, storage, and interest on the deposited funds, as well as other incidental costs.
Arbitrage
Definition:
A strategy involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of identical or equivalent commodity futures contracts or other instruments across two or more markets in order to benefit from a discrepancy in their price relationship. In a theoretical efficient market, there is a lack of opportunity for profitable arbitrage. See Spread.
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