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  • noun Plural form of contango.

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Examples

  • Energy futures markets are the reverse, in contangos where the prices of more-distant contracts are higher than current prices.

    Down Go Commodities, In Comes Recession Insight A. Gary Shilling 2006

  • We discussed contangos and backwardations in the energy, base and precious metals markets about a year and half ago here.

    Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper 2009

  • We discussed contangos and backwardations in the energy, base and precious metals markets about a year and half ago here.

    Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper 2009

  • So you see strong contangos, you see a strong movement up as the stockpiles are coming down, and that doesn't even factor in what we think will be the next move in PRB, which is the fact that if these new EPA rules go forward and they go into effect January of 2012, which they're supposed to go into effect, they ph require significant rebalancing of burn towards low sulfur coal to meet the standards.

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  • Teucrium plans to avoid the contangos that have bedeviled other commodity based ETF's, like those for natural gas (

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Teucrium plans to avoid the contangos that have bedeviled other commodity based ETF's, like those for natural gas (

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

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