{"id":253246,"date":"2026-08-11T11:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?post_type=glossary-terms&#038;p=253246"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:48:11","slug":"lead-time","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/lead-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=glossGenAcc&amp;url=%2FUniversal%2FApplication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lead time is the interval between when a forecast is issued and when the forecast event occurs. Forecast accuracy generally degrades as lead time increases, and disagreement between competing forecasting systems tends to widen with it. 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