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Near-month contract

Derivatives
Also called: Front month, Current month contract

The listed futures contract with the closest expiry, which ordinarily carries most of the volume and open interest in the family.

In plain terms

The instrument your order actually joins. Levels, entries and stops belong on its chart; the spliced continuous chart is for shape and trend.

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Indian stock market glossary · Market Vidyalaya