Contangoes

/kənˈtæŋɡoʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of contango, though rarely used; multiple instances of contango market conditions or multiple contango positions.

Etymology

Regular English plural of contango (contango + -es), though most finance professionals simply say 'contango' for both singular and plural, making this form archaic or theoretical.

Kelly Says

Finance has weird plural rules—'contangoes' sounds silly, so traders just avoid it and say 'contango markets' instead, which shows how real language users bend grammar rules when they sound ridiculous.

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