Tag: Contango

Abstract finance-themed cover: dark background with wavy price curves, upward and downward arrows, Greek letters β and λ, the CAPM-style fraction (Rp–Rf)/βp, and the words “Contango” and “Backwardation” alongside a triangle—evoking risk, term structure, and momentum.

Decoding Market Jargon: Common Terms Every Investor Should Understand

Markets speak their own language — full of ratios, Greeks, and curious words like backwardation or contango. This guide breaks down some of the most common (and misunderstood) terms used in trading and investment circles.

Sayed Hamid Fatimi

20 October 2025 at 01:16 BST

7 min read

Economy & Finance

The Shadow Engine of Markets: Understanding Derivatives, Perpetuals, Futures, and Options

Derivatives are not mere side bets. They are the shadow engine of markets — the hidden machinery of futures, perps, options, and ETFs that reshapes liquidity, andlifies risk, and choreographs price itself. To read markets well is to see beyond candles and charts, and to listen for the gears turning beneath them.

Sayed Hamid Fatimi

18 August 2025 at 01:19 BST

12 min read

Economy & Finance
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