cash and carry trade

noun

An arbitrage strategy involving the purchasing of the underlying asset of a futures contract in the spot market and carrying it for the duration of the arbitrage.

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Meanings

nouncash and carry trade (countable and uncountable, plural cash and carry trades)

plural cash and carry trades

  1. countableuncountablebusinessAn arbitrage strategy involving the purchasing of the underlying asset of a futures contract in the spot market and carrying it for the duration of the arbitrage.
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Chicago

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