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21exchange-rate exposure — exchange rate risk; = foreign exchange rate risk The risk associated with uncertain exchange rates. The three types of risk are transaction exposure, translation exposure, and economic exposure …
22exchange rate exposure — UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE a company s risk of losing money because it may have to buy a currency at a higher price using a currency that has fallen in value: »By paying VAT in euros, we have been able to limit our exchange rate exposure …
23Auction rate security — An auction rate security (ARS) typically refers to a debt instrument (corporate or municipal bonds) with a long term nominal maturity for which the interest rate is regularly reset through a dutch auction. It could also refer to a preferred stock …
24Frame rate — Frame rate, or frame frequency, is the measurement of the frequency (rate) at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video cameras, film cameras, and motion… …
25Royalty rate assessment — is a practical tool to gauge the impact of a royalty commitment in a technology contract to the business interests of the contracting parties. In this coverage, the terms royalty , royalty rate and royalties are used interchangeably.A firm with… …
26Translation Exposure — The risk that a company s equities, assets, liabilities or income will change in value as a result of exchange rate changes. This occurs when a firm denominates a portion of its equities, assets, liabilities or income in a foreign currency. Also… …
27Interest Rate Collar — An investment strategy that uses derivatives to hedge an investor s exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The investor purchases an interest rate ceiling for a premium, which is offset by selling an interest rate floor. This strategy protects… …
28Interest Rate Swap — An agreement between two parties (known as counterparties) where one stream of future interest payments is exchanged for another based on a specified principal amount. Interest rate swaps often exchange a fixed payment for a floating payment that …
29Death rate, infant — The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant death rate is also called the infant mortality rate. The infant mortality rate is an important measure of the well being of infants,… …
30Infant mortality rate — The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant mortality rate is also called the infant death rate. The infant mortality rate is an important measure of the well being of infants,… …
