# Basis (Futures trading) { "id": "S88006399", "title": "Basis (Futures trading)", "url": "/topics/S88006399", "kind": "topic-directory", "aeo_cohort": "topic-directory", "provider": "lcsh", "revision": "8dff2569fc4d28ca", "catalogue_revision": "f050b5d4780b1289", "numeric_address": "14757390273441317444", "address_version": "morton4x16-v1", "coordinates": [ 0, 20, 64379, 64512 ], "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review", "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap" } Here are entered works on the difference between the futures price for a given commodity or a money market instrument and the spot or cash price. Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap. Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88006399 No owner-reviewed local answer yet.