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In Backwardation, Who Benefits: The Futures Buyer or the Futures Seller?

In backwardation, the futures seller benefits from the roll. A short position in a backwardated market can be closed at a lower price and then rolled into a new, even lower-priced contract.

The futures buyer, conversely, faces a negative roll yield as they buy the new contract at a higher price than they sold the expiring one.

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