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• The set of prices of contracts for delivery of a good over a span of time in the future. For example Nymex deals in natural gas futures contracts for 72 months in the future. Each of the 72 contract months end-of-day settlement price forms the forward curve for Nymex gas futures for the day.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Forward price curve. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forward-price-curve.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Forward price curve. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forward-price-curve (accessed: March 24, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Forward price curve." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forward-price-curve.

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