Investment & trading encyclopedia

Understand investment products, market mechanics, indicators and research terminology. Each entry includes an explanation, example, cautions and related learning.

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CommoditiesBeginner

Spot Price

The spot price is the current price at which an asset can be bought or sold for prompt delivery. For commodities and currencies it is the benchmark that futures and forward prices are compared with.