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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 MatchesRights 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. Canada-US Free Trade AgreementCanada-US Free Trade AgreementA free trade agreement between Canada and the United States signed in 1989 and superceded by the NAFTA in 1994. Equity contribution agreementEquity contribution agreementAn agreement to contribute equity to a project under certain specified conditions. Revolving credit agreementRevolving credit agreementA legal commitment in which a bank promises to lend a customer up to a specified maximum amount during a specified period. 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. Further SuggestionsCash deficiency agreementTRIPs Agreement Standby agreement Multilateral agreement Subscription agreement Subordination Agreement client agreement Underwriting agreement knock for knock agreement Tax clawback agreement Schengen Agreement General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) European Monetary Agreement Smithsonian Agreement Plurilateral agreement Bilateral agreement Europe Agreement Franchise agreement North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Concession agreement Fiscal agency agreement Agriculture Agreement Reciprocal trade agreement Cofinancing agreements Standstill agreement |
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