Spot commodity
Definition:
A commodity that is traded with the expectation of actual delivery, as opposed to a commodity future that is usually not delivered. ...
Spot Commodity - The physicalcommodity.
Spot Month - See "NearbyMonth."
Spot Price - The price at which aphysical commodity is selling at a given time and place.
Spot Commodity: (1) The actual commodity as distinguished from a futures contract; (2) sometimes used to refer to cash commodities available for immediate delivery. See Actuals or Cash Commodity.
Spot Commodity - Actual commodity covered under a Futures Contract.
Spread - A futures position made up of both long and short futures contracts. Read the full tutorial on Futures Spreads.
Spot Commodity
Usually refers to a cash market price for a physical commodity that is available for immediate delivery.
Spot commodity
A commodity that is traded with the expectation of actual delivery, as opposed to a commodity future that is usually not delivered.
Spot exchange rates
Exchange rate on currency for immediate delivery. Related: Forward exchange rate.
For private investors it is often very difficult or not possible to be present in spot commodity trading, because they do not have all the big warehouses to store what they would buy.
The actual physical commodity, also called the spot commodity or actuals.
Cash Flow Forecast
An estimate of the timing and amount of a company's inflows and outflows of money measured over a specific period of time.
Cash Commodity -- The actual physical commodity. Sometimes called a spot commodity or actuals.
Cash Market -- The market for a cash commodity where the actual physical product is traded.
The physical or actual commodity as distinguished from the futures contract, sometimes called Spot Commodity or Actuals. For example, the cash commodity of a March Soy Beans futures contract is Soy Beans.
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Long the Basis
A person or firm that has bought the spot commodity and hedged with a sale of futures is said to be long the basis.
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The price of an options contract; also, in futures trading, the amount the futures price exceeds the price of the spot commodity. Related: Inverted market premium payback period.
Long the Basis: A person or firm that has bought the spot commodity and hedged with a sale of futures is said to be long the basis.
The actual physical commodity underlying the futures contract. Also called actuals or spot commodity.
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spot commodity A commodity traded on the spot market, with the expectation that the buyer will take delivery spot market A market in which commodities, such as grain, gold, crude oil, or RAM chips,...
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