"spot market" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spot markets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spot market (plural spot markets)
  1. (trading, economics, finance) A market in which commodities are bought and sold for immediate delivery, with delivery usually taking place in the same or next business day. Categories (topical): Economics, Finance, Trading Related terms: on the spot, futures market, commodity Translations (market): 現貨市場 /现货市场 (xiànhuò shìchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), spotmarkt [feminine] (Dutch), spot-markkinat [plural] (Finnish), mercado al contado [masculine] (Spanish)

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