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Forward rate agreement (FRA)Agreement to borrow or lend at a specified future date at an interest rate that is fixed today.Forward rate agreement (FRA) Similar MatchesBretton Woods AgreementBretton Woods AgreementAn agreement made in Bretton Woods, USA in 1944 which established a post war fixed currency rate between countries and subsequently the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The fixed exchange rate functioned until the early 1970's when it was replaced by a floating exchange rate. Buttonwood AgreementButtonwood AgreementA 1792 trade agreement banding the original 24 brokers in New York together into an investment community. The agreement was named for a Buttonwood tree that served as their informal meeting place on Wall Street. Rights Agreement (aka "Poison Pill")Rights Agreement (aka "Poison Pill")An anti-takeover arrangement often established by a company in anticipation of a hostile takeover attempt. The company appoints a Rights Agent who will issue Rights certificates to each shareholder at the time of the takeover attempt. The shareholder may then exercise these rights to receive additional shares of stock and/or debentures, making the target company more expensive to acquire as a result of the additional shares outstanding, or the additional debt. Client agreementClient agreementA document issued by an adviser/broker to a client outlining the basis of the relationship and the services for which the adviser/broker is authorised. In particular the client agreement will sate:what the client's investment objectives are (income or growth, or in between)what the client's attitude to risk is (does he/she want low risk, medium risk, or high risk)how much discretion the broker has in portfolio management (if any).Client agreements are legally required before a broker starts acting on behalf of a client. Europe AgreementEurope AgreementAn agreement between the EU and each of ten Eastern European countries (starting with Hungary and Poland in 1994) creating free trade areas and establishing additional forms of political and economic cooperation in preparation for these countries' eventual membership in the EU. Further SuggestionsGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeStandstill agreement Smithsonian Agreement knock for knock agreement Franchise agreement TRIPs Agreement Agriculture Agreement Bond agreement License agreement North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Throughput agreement tenancy agreement Voluntary restraint agreement Underwriting agreement Reciprocal trade agreement Concession agreement European Monetary Agreement Schengen Agreement Tolling agreement Bilateral agreement Cash deficiency agreement Note agreement Standby agreement Multilateral agreement ABC agreement |
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