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Forward exchangeA type of foreign exchange transaction whereby a contract is made to exchange one currency for another at a fixed date in the future at a specified exchange rate. By buying or selling forward exchange, business protect themselves against a decrease in the value of a currency they plan to sell at a future date.Forward exchange Similar MatchesJohannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)Established in 1886, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is the only stock exchange in South Africa. Gold and mining stocks form the majority of shares listed. Foreign exchange riskForeign exchange riskThe risk that a long or short position in a foreign currency might have to be closed out at a loss due to an adverse movement in exchange rates. London Securities and Derivatives ExchangeLondon Securities and Derivatives ExchangeAn integrated exchange and clearing house for futures and options derivatives based mainly on the Swedish and Norwegian equity markets. Products include futures and options on the OMX Swedish equity index (the 30 most liquid shares traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange), the OBX Norwegian equity index (the 25 most traded stocks on the Oslo Stock Exchange), Swedish equity futures and options and Norwegian equity futures and options. Nominal exchange rateNominal exchange rateThe actual exchange rate at which currencies are exchanged on an exchange market. Contrasts with real exchange rate. Expectations theory of forward exchange ratesExpectations theory of forward exchange ratesA theory of foreign exchange rates that states that the expected future spot foreign exchange rate t periods from now equals the current t-period forward exchange rate. Further SuggestionsBill of exchangeNew Zealand Stock Exchange stock exchange American Stock Exchange foreign exchange Floating exchange rate Swiss Exchange Baltic Exchange Montreal Exchange or Bourse de Montreal Exchange risk Exchange Rate Mechanism Stock Exchange Automated Quotation (SEAQ) International Commodities Exchange Center (CEC) New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) Exchange controls Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) Exchangeable Shanghai Stock Exchange Securities Exchange Act of 1934 London Stock Exchange exchange for physicals Freely floating exchange rate system Nagoya Stock Exchange Exchange Delivery Settlement Price |
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