Introduction - Historical Forwards

The Sparta historical forwards provide access to historical forward prices, with the ability to compare, contrast and analyse historical pricing trends to identify new patterns and opportunities.

With historical forwards, the main objective is to compare this year's contract with the level from previous years. In this case, the reference point is the contract month, but not a specific year. With historical forwards the time series is based on multiple years and not the last week, the last 6 months or the last year. For example, you would be looking at how the March contract performs vs the previous March contracts to identify patterns in when certain forward instruments tend to trade in one direction or another.