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A spot rate is the current market price at which a stock, bond, commodity, or currency can be purchased or sold. A forward rate or forward price is a price set in advance between a buyer and a seller ...

Both forward and spot rates tend to act as navigation tools in the diverse world of investments. Primarily, the forward rate indicates forecasted interest rates, while the spot rate provides the exact ...

The forward market and spot market offer two distinct approaches to trading assets, differing by timing, risk and pricing structure. In a spot market, transactions are settled “on the spot,” meaning ...

Optimization of forward points (the difference between the spot and the forward rate for a currency pair) enables companies to take advantage of these differences, which are driven by the interaction ...