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Cash-and-Carry Trade

An arbitrage-type position-typically consisting of a long position in an underlying and a short position in a futures contract-whose risk offsetting features transform the net position into the equivalent of a short-term money market instrument maturing at the expiration of the futures contract. Also called Buying the Basis. See also Cash Enhancement Strategy, Index Arbitrage. See Basis Trade (3).

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