- Real time refers to information that is being transmitted at the time it is happening, or with a slight delay.
- In financial markets, the price of a security is determined in real time, and the accuracy of pricing is crucial for market participants.
- Many financial networks, websites and apps provide timed quotes that show where a stock or currency was 15 or 20 minutes ago.
- Delayed quotes are usually enough information for the casual investor who doesn’t want to time the market.
- Some brokerage houses and some paid services used by traders provide up-to-date real-time quotes.