import sys n = int(input()) l = list(map(int,input().split())) min_prices = l[0]#初始化最小值 dp = [0]*n #每一个位置的最大价值 dp[0] = 0 #初始化dp表(这一步可以不用) for i in range(1,n): if l[i]>min_prices: #更新dp dp[i] = l[i]-min_prices else: #更新最小值 min_prices = l[i] print(max(dp))