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Currency call optionContract that gives the holder the right to purchase a specific currency at a specified price (exchange rate) within a specific period of time.Currency call option Similar MatchesCurrency blocCurrency bloc1. A group of countries that share a common currency; a currency area. 2. A group of countries that peg their different national currencies to a single currency. Currency overvaluationCurrency overvaluationApplies mainly to international equities: (1) consideration that a currency is overvalued if private demand for the currency at the going exchange rate is less than total private supply (i.e., central banks are buying up the difference, supporting the value of the currency through foreign exchange intervention); (2) currency value exceeding purchasing power parity. Asian Currency Units (ACU)Asian Currency Units (ACU)Dollar deposits held in Singapore or other Asian centers. Blocked currencyBlocked currencyA currency that is not freely convertible to other currencies due to exchange controls. Currency unionCurrency unionA group of countries that agree to peg their exchange rates and to coordinate their monetary policies so as to avoid the need for currency reallignments. Further SuggestionsCurrency riskCurrency arbitrage Under-valued currency Eurocurrency deposit Currency basket Canonical model of currency crises European Currency Unit (ECU) Eurocurrency market Optimal currency area Currency crisis Soft currency Currency option Currency Foreign currency forward contract Convertible currency Foreign currency option Currency Exchange Risk eurocurrency currency swap Vehicle currency Currency hedge hard currency Currency depreciation Currency factor Currency diversification |
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