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Currency optionAn option to buy or sell a foreign currency.Currency option Similar MatchesEuropean Currency UnitEuropean Currency UnitA weighted average of European Community currencies with weighting tending to be proportional to a country's economy. The ecu has been superseded by the euro. Currency factorCurrency factorThe portion of a rate of return that is due to the currency in which the asset is denominated. The currency factor can be nonzero either because of currency risk or because of expected appreciation or depreciation. Currency Exchange RiskCurrency Exchange RiskUncertainty about the rate at which revenues or costs denominated in one currency can be converted into another currency. Foreign currency forward contractForeign currency forward contractAgreement that obligates its parties to exchange given quantities of currencies at a prespecified exchange rate on a certain future date. Reserve currencyReserve currencyA currency that is used as international reserves, often because it is an intervention currency. See also seigniorage. Further SuggestionsCurrency hedgeStrong Currency Artificial currency Currency speculation Currency swap Currency bloc Foreign currency translation Currency risk Currency future Composite currency Currency Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) Virtual currency option Currency no longer issued Currency reallignment Blocked currency Currency union Base currency Over-valued currency Currency call option Currency arbitrage Currency appreciation Currency crisis Convertible currency Currency devaluation |
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