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Foreign exchangeForeign currency; any currency other than a country's own.Foreign exchangeCurrency of another country. Abbreviated Forex.Foreign exchangeCurrencies issued by foreign countries.Similar MatchesBudapest Stock ExchangeBudapest Stock ExchangeEstablished in 1864, the major securities market of Hungary. Stock Exchange Automated Quotation systemStock Exchange Automated Quotation systemThe computerised system at the London Stock Exchange which continuously updates prices and trade reports for UK securities (shares, gilts etc). SEAQ lists the market makers' bid and offer prices, together with the Normal Market Size at which those prices will be honoured. Shares traded using SEAQ are said to be traded on the 'quote book'.The very largest companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange are traded on the Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service (SETS) which automatically matches buyers and sellers, and which is known as the 'order book'. SEAQ is used for those stocks which are too small to be traded on SETS. Purchasing power parity exchange ratePurchasing power parity exchange rateAn exchange rate calculated to yield absolute purchasing power parity. Useful for making comparisons of real values (wages, GDP) across countries with different currencies. Since the purchasing power parity theory is rarely correct, this contrasts with the nominal exchange rate. London Metal Exchange (LME)London Metal Exchange (LME)A market for trading base metals, where traded options contracts are available against the underlying futures contract. Equilibrium exchange rateEquilibrium exchange rateExchange rate at which demand for a currency is equal to the supply of the currency in the economy. Further SuggestionsAmman Stock ExchangeNominal exchange rate American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Foreign exchange broker Spot exchange rates Recognised Investment Exchange Exchange stabilization fund Exchange rate determination Forward exchange transaction Exchangeable Securities and Exchange Commission Rules Floating exchange rate system New York Mercantile Exchange Indirect Exchange Rate Exchange offer Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) London Securities and Derivatives Exchange London Stock Exchange Swiss Exchange Unequal exchange Stock exchanges Exchange controls London Metal Exchange Securities and commodities exchanges Sao Paulo Stock Exchange |
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