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cash market

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Cash Market
The market for a cash commodity or actual, as opposed to the market for its futures contract.

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A cash market may take the following forms: self-regulated centralized markets, such as commodity exchanges decentralized over-the-counter markets where private transactions may occur or localized community organizations, such as grain elevators. At these locations, you can purchase the actual physical commodity rather than just the futures contract.


cash market
The market in which trades are made for the immediate sale or purchase of a particular item. Cash market is commonly used in commodities trading to differentiate transactions involving immediate or nearly immediate delivery from transactions requiring delivery at a future time. Also called spot market.

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