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Continuous contract

Derivatives
Also called: Continuous futures chart, Spliced chart

A single long price series manufactured by splicing together the histories of successive futures contracts, each of which lived only until its own expiry.

In plain terms

Nothing ever traded as this series. It is a construction, and the rule used to build it decides where every historical level sits.

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Indian stock market glossary · Market Vidyalaya