spot trade

noun

A method of purchasing and selling assets at the current market rate, i.e., the spot price, with the intention of taking delivery of the underlying asset immediately.

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Meanings

nounspot trade (countable and uncountable, plural spot trades)

plural spot trades

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA method of purchasing and selling assets at the current market rate, i.e., the spot price, with the intention of taking delivery of the underlying asset immediately.
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APA

spot trade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20trade

MLA

“spot trade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20trade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spot trade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20trade.

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