nearby

CEFRA2

/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/

adjective

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adjective
Not far away.
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adjective
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A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.

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Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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In each of these markets the nearbys are almost invariably at a discount — a discount that tends to widen in bull markets and narrow in bear markets.
1984, Jack D. Schwager, A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets, page 496
Seals are flourishing about 50 miles farther south, too. In 2021, a group of grey seals established the first seal colony in nearby Suffolk and began breeding on a remote shingle beach at Orford Ness, now a National Trust site but once the location for cold war weapons-testing.
2024 December 26, Donna Ferguson, “‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish”, in The Guardian
The deferred contract should be expected to rise, and buying the deferred while selling the nearby is then profitable.
1989, Raymond M. Leuthold, Joan C. Junkus, Jean E. Cordier, The Theory and Practice of Futures Markets, page 67

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From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.