spot price
Americannoun
noun
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Coinbase launched a Bitcoin “perpetual-style” future last year with a five-year expiration date designed to keep the future’s price close to the Bitcoin spot price.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Unlike traditional futures, they don’t have an expiration date, and short investors periodically pay long investors, or vice versa, depending on whether the futures price trades above or below the spot price.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The spot price of U.S. jet fuel, meanwhile, has risen nearly 72% since the start of the war, based on a Dow Jones Market Data analysis of prices from the Energy Information Administration.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The longer crude oil’s spot price stays above $100 a barrel and jet fuel is $4 or more per gallon, the more likely it is that overall inflation picks up, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Of course, the sales were made at a discount from the spot price, and as time went on this increased.
From The Romance and Tragedy by Russell, William Ingraham
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