Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/contract-rollover

# Contract rollover
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/contract-rollover
Last modified: 2026-10-17

Contract rollover is closing an expiring futures month and opening the next to stay exposed. Front at $85.00, next at $84.50, and the reference falls 50 cents over the roll while no barrel changed price. The perp has no expiry, [its reference does](https://mochatrade.com/support/what-is-a-perpetual-contract-and-does-it-expire); [index funds roll on a published schedule](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/who-moves-us-stocks), and [Module 2](https://mochatrade.com/learn) gives the arithmetic.

## Related terms

- Spot price vs futures price: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/spot-price-vs-futures-price
- Commodity ETF: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/commodity-etf
- Contango and backwardation: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/contango-and-backwardation
- Copper: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/copper
- Closing auction (official close): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/closing-auction
- Inverse ETF: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/inverse-etf

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