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What is a spread contract? Can I create a spread contract in the basket order?

A spread is the sale of one or more futures contracts and the buy of one or more offsetting futures contracts. A spread benefit is the difference between the price of the long positions and short positions.

Yes, you can create a spread contract in the basket order, and always make sure to enter the buy contract first to get maximum margin benefits.