What is the difference in purpose between spot trades

and FX swaps?

Spot trade involve an immediate and simultaneous purchase of one currency and sale of another currency, whereas FXX swaps extend spot trades to mature at a later date.

Both spot trades and $Fx$ sweps convey the anticipation of a currency's appprecation

or dep eciation against another currency, differing solely in the selected date:

FX swaps express a view that one$-$ currency will appreciate or depreciate relative

to another curering while spot trades areysed to extend existing transaction To mature at a later date