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Transactions that are arranged for execution ‘now’ are called spot transactions.<br />
This means that the current market price is applied and the transaction is recorded at that
spot price.<br />
In the foreign exchange market a spot transaction is one which is transacted now, at today’s spot
price, but which is normally delivered in two business days’ time.


A transaction where both parties agree to pay each other a specific amount in a foreign currency either on the same day or within a maximum two days of each other.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Forward contract]]
* [[Forward market]]
* [[Forward rate agreement]]
* [[FX swap]]
* [[FX swap]]
* [[Spot market]]
* [[Spot market]]
* [[Spot rate]]
* [[Spot rate]]
* [[Transaction]]


[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Latest revision as of 15:43, 4 August 2022

Transactions that are arranged for execution ‘now’ are called spot transactions.
This means that the current market price is applied and the transaction is recorded at that spot price.


In the foreign exchange market a spot transaction is one which is transacted now, at today’s spot price, but which is normally delivered in two business days’ time.


See also