foreign exchange rate risk
11Foreign Exchange Dealers Coalition (FXDC) — The Foreign Exchange Dealers Coalition (FXDC) is an alliance of the largest U.S. foreign exchange market dealers. The FXDC partnership was formed in the fall of 2007 to pool together industry resources to demonstrate the viability of the forex… …
12Fixed exchange-rate system — Foreign exchange Exchange rates Currency band Exchange rate Exchange rate regime Exchange rate flexibil …
13risk elimination — The complete removal of a *risk. Unlike *risk avoidance, risk elimination does not necessarily imply nonengagement in (or disengagement from) an activity or *market. Risk elimination techniques can be costly. For example, an organization can… …
14interest rate risk — ( IRR) The potential that changes in market rates of interest will reduce earnings and/or capital. The risk that changes in prevailing interest rates will adversely affect assets, liabilities, capital, income, and/or expense at different times or …
15Equity Linked Foreign Exchange Option - ELF-X — A put or call option that protects an investor from foreign exchange risk for a future sale or purchase of a specified foreign equity portfolio. ELF X options are a combination of a currency option and an equity forward contract. Should the… …
16Principal Exchange Rate Linked Security - PERL — A type of debt security that pays interest semiannually and has a yield that is linked to foreign exchange rates. PERLs are denominated in U.S. dollars, but their repayment is determined by the exchange rate between the dollar and a specific… …
17Risk management — Risk management is the management that is engaged in the control and monitor the risks of the bank. They must be aware of the exposure of the bank as a whole at any time. The following reports exist to manage the following risks (created by… …
18risk — (1) Noun The possibility of loss. (2) Noun The uncertainty of whether events, expected or otherwise, will have an adverse impact. In this context, the adverse impact is usually a quantity of return ( income) or value at risk. (3) Noun the… …
19Risk — Typically defined as the standard deviation of the return on total investment. Degree of uncertainty of return on an asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. risk risk 1 [rɪsk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the possibility that… …
20Foreign currency mortgage — A foreign currency mortgage is a mortgage which is repayable in a currency other than the currency of the country in which the borrower is a resident. Foreign currency mortgages can be used to finance both personal mortgages and corporate… …
