A contango market is often confused with a normal futures curve; and a normal backwardation market is confused with an inverted futures curve. Let's start by getting an understanding of the difference ...

What is the Normal Yield Curve? The normal yield curve is a yield curve in which short-term debt instruments have a lower yield than long-term debt instruments of the same credit quality. This gives ...

Yield curves plot bond interest rates over different contract lengths. Contract lengths vary from two months to twenty years. Yield curves are often used to compare the yield of what a bond pays to ...