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Cash Market |
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Cash Market A market in which an asset bought or sold is delivered immediately. For example, if one bought a stock and it was delivered immediately, one utilized the cash market. It differs from derivatives markets, such as futures. Perhaps more commonly, it is called the spot market. Cash market. In a cash market, buyers pay the market price for securities, currency, or commodities "on the spot," just as you would pay cash for groceries or other consumer products. Cash markets are also called spot markets. A cash market is the opposite of a futures market, where commodities or financial products are scheduled for delivery and payment at a set price at a specified time in the future. In a cash market, ownership is transferred promptly, and payment is made upon delivery. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Hedgers were advised to sell 30% of 2006-crop production in the cash market to get to 90% sold. Before the October 1987 crash, the maintenance margin in the cash market was adequate to cover 98 percent of likely price changes based on prices from January 1986 through April 1988. Unless the cash market goes into a period of sustained weakness, downside risk will be limited to corrective selling. |
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