# 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) ```