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real time investment & finance definition

Refers to information that is available a fraction of a second after it happens. Financial news and some price quotations are available in real-time.

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Of or relating to the actual time during which something occurs; that is, current as opposed to delayed. For example, real-time stock price quotations are generally available to investors with Internet brokerage accounts.

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