# 5881. Maximum Difference Between Increasing Elements
```
class Solution:
def maximumDifference(self, nums: List[int]) -> int:
result = []
for i in range(len(nums)):
for j in range(i, len(nums)):
if nums[j] > nums[i]:
result.append(nums[j] - nums[i])
else:
result.append(-1)
if max(result) < 0:
return -1
else:
return max(result)
```