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Foreign Exchange Controls
Definition: Various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents or on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents.
Definition: Various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents or on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents.
Foreign Exchange Dealer
Definition: A firm or individual that buys foreign exchange from one party and then sells it to another party. The dealer makes the difference between the buying and selling prices, or the spread.
Definition: A firm or individual that buys foreign exchange from one party and then sells it to another party. The dealer makes the difference between the buying and selling prices, or the spread.
Foreign Exchange Market
Definition: Largely banks that serve firms and consumers who may wish to buy or sell various currencies.
Definition: Largely banks that serve firms and consumers who may wish to buy or sell various currencies.
Foreign Exchange Rate
Definition: The rate of one currency unit expressed in terms of another.
Definition: The rate of one currency unit expressed in terms of another.
Foreign Exchange Risk
Definition: The 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.
Definition: The 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.
Foreign Exchange Swap
Definition: An agreement to exchange stipulated amounts of one currency for another currency at one or more future dates.
Definition: An agreement to exchange stipulated amounts of one currency for another currency at one or more future dates.
Foreign Holdings
Definition: The percentage of a portfolio's investments represented by stocks or American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of companies based outside the United States.
Definition: The percentage of a portfolio's investments represented by stocks or American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of companies based outside the United States.
Foreign Investment Risk Matrix (FIRM)
Definition: Graph that displays financial and political risk by intervals on which countries may be compared according to risk ratings.
Definition: Graph that displays financial and political risk by intervals on which countries may be compared according to risk ratings.
Foreign Market
Definition: Part of a nation's internal market, representing the mechanisms for issuing and trading securities of entities domiciled outside that nation. Compare external market and domestic market.
Definition: Part of a nation's internal market, representing the mechanisms for issuing and trading securities of entities domiciled outside that nation. Compare external market and domestic market.
Foreign Market Beta
Definition: A measure of foreign market risk that is derived from the capital asset pricing model.
Definition: A measure of foreign market risk that is derived from the capital asset pricing model.
Foreign Official Institutions
Definition: Central governments of foreign countries, including all departments and agencies of national governments; central banks, exchange authorities, and all fiscal agents of foreign national governments that undertake activities similar to those of a treasury, central bank, or stabilization fund; diplomatic and consular establishments of foreign national governments; and any international or regional organization, including subordinate and affiliate agencies, created by treaty or convention between sovereign states.
Definition: Central governments of foreign countries, including all departments and agencies of national governments; central banks, exchange authorities, and all fiscal agents of foreign national governments that undertake activities similar to those of a treasury, central bank, or stabilization fund; diplomatic and consular establishments of foreign national governments; and any international or regional organization, including subordinate and affiliate agencies, created by treaty or convention between sovereign states.
Foreign Public Borrower
Definition: Foreign official institutions; the corporations and agencies of foreign central governments, including development banks and institutions, and other agencies that are majority owned by the central government or its departments; and state, provincial and local governments of foreign countries and their departments and agencies.
Definition: Foreign official institutions; the corporations and agencies of foreign central governments, including development banks and institutions, and other agencies that are majority owned by the central government or its departments; and state, provincial and local governments of foreign countries and their departments and agencies.
Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC)
Definition: A special type of corporation created by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 that is designed to provide a tax incentive for exporting U.S.-produced goods.
Definition: A special type of corporation created by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 that is designed to provide a tax incentive for exporting U.S.-produced goods.
Foreign Tax Credit
Definition: Home country credit against domestic income tax. Received in return for foreign taxes paid on foreign derived earnings.
Definition: Home country credit against domestic income tax. Received in return for foreign taxes paid on foreign derived earnings.
Foreign-targeted Issue
Definition: Notes sold between October 1984 and February 1986 to foreign institutions, foreign short-term branches of US institutions, foreign central banks or monetary authorities, and to international organizations in which the United States held membership. Sold as companion issues, they could be converted to domestic (normal) Treasury notes with the same maturity and interest rates. Interest was paid annually.
Definition: Notes sold between October 1984 and February 1986 to foreign institutions, foreign short-term branches of US institutions, foreign central banks or monetary authorities, and to international organizations in which the United States held membership. Sold as companion issues, they could be converted to domestic (normal) Treasury notes with the same maturity and interest rates. Interest was paid annually.
Foreigner
Definition: All institutions and individuals living outside the United States, including US citizens living abroad, and branches, subsidiaries, and other affiliates abroad of US banks and business concerns; also central governments, central banks, and other official institutions of countries other than the United States, and international and regional organizations, wherever located. Also refers to persons in the United States to the extent that they are known by reporting institutions to be acting for foreigners.
Definition: All institutions and individuals living outside the United States, including US citizens living abroad, and branches, subsidiaries, and other affiliates abroad of US banks and business concerns; also central governments, central banks, and other official institutions of countries other than the United States, and international and regional organizations, wherever located. Also refers to persons in the United States to the extent that they are known by reporting institutions to be acting for foreigners.
Forfaiter (Primary)
Definition: An individual or financial entity that arranges a forfaiting transaction directly with an exporter and then holds or sells on the payment obligations of the importer/ guarantor.
Definition: An individual or financial entity that arranges a forfaiting transaction directly with an exporter and then holds or sells on the payment obligations of the importer/ guarantor.
Forfaiter (Secondary)
Definition: An individual or financial entity that buys or sells the payment obligations of the importer/ guarantor.
Definition: An individual or financial entity that buys or sells the payment obligations of the importer/ guarantor.
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