The difference between the spot or cash price of a financial instrument or commodity and the price of the futures contract or a related derivative instrument. A seller is “short of the basis” if selling spot goods hedged by the purchases of futures. Someone who is “long of the basis” has bought spot goods and hedged them by the sale of futures. A basis point is one percent of one percent.
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