Basis trade - Financial definition
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Concise definition of the term basis trade
Trading strategy consisting of the simultaneous entry into both a cash position for a particular product and an equal and opposite futures position on the same underlying.
Comprehensive definition of the term basis trade
Basis traders try to profit from a change in the relationship between the cash price and the futures price (i.e. a change in the basis).