What is a foreign exchange spot transaction?

Stephanie Boukhari
2026-03-31T18:47:14Z

A foreign exchange SPOT transaction (or SPOT trade) is an agreement to buy or sell a particular currency pairing for immediate delivery (within 48 hours), at the current exchange rate. The SPOT Rate is the real-time exchange rate between 2 currencies that we can offer at the point of executing the transaction.

You can purchase currency at the spot rate directly within your Centtrip account.