Futures · Futures specialist topics · lesson 3 of 9 · 7 min read · David Alexander
Calendar spreads: trading the tilt, described properly
the calendar spread
Long one month, short another, same underlying: a position in the curve's tilt rather than the price's direction - the professional structure behind every roll, quoted in its own book, margined at a fraction of outright risk. Described for comprehension: how it works, what it risks, and why its risk being smaller is not the same as small.
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