# Basis

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## Definition

On the stock exchange, the difference between the cash price and the futures price of a financial product or commodity. Spot minus futures = basis (the difference between the cash price and the futures price observed in the market). - Basis sometimes also refers to the difference between different markets or commodity grades. - See discount, option, commodity futures contract. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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