Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• INVERTED MARKET
  
  Is the market condition whereby the deferred or more forward delivery months are at a progressive discount to the spot or nearby month. This condition is marked by premiums for immediate or nearby deliveries. This is also known as a backwardation market. This is opposite to a contango or carrying charge market.
  
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