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== Week 40 - Exchange rate determination == | == Week 40 - Exchange rate determination == | ||
* '''[[w:Trade balance|Trade balance]]''' == [[w:export|export]]s - [[w:import|import]]s | |||
:: >0 leads to spot rate [[w:revaluation|revaluation]] | |||
:: <0 leads to spot rate [[w:devaluation|devaluation]] | |||
*'''[[w:Balance of payments|Balance of payments]]''' ('''BoP''') accounts are an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world. These transactions include payments for the country's exports and imports of [[w:Good (economics and accounting)|goods]], [[w:Service (economics)|services]], [[w:financial capital|financial capital]], and [[w:Transfer payments|financial transfers]]. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
::* '''[[w:Current account|Current account]]''' is one of the two primary components of the [[w:balance of payments|balance of payments]], the other being [[w:capital account|capital account]]. It is the sum of the [[w:balance of trade|balance of trade]] (i.e., net revenue on exports minus payments for imports), factor income (earnings on foreign investments minus payments made to foreign investors) and cash transfers. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
::* '''[[w:Capital account|Capital account]]''' (also known as '''financial account''') is one of two primary components of the [[w:balance of payments|balance of payments]], the other being the [[w:current account|current account]]. Whereas the ''current account'' reflects a nation's net income, the ''capital account'' reflects net change in ownership of national assets. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
* '''[[w:Spot market|Spot market]]''' or '''cash market''' is a [[w:public market|public]] [[w:financial market|financial market]], in which [[w:financial instruments|financial instruments]] or commodities are traded for [[w:spot date|immediate delivery]]. It contrasts with a [[w:futures market|futures market]] in which delivery is due at a later date. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
* '''[[w:Spread|Spread]]''' is the difference in price between related securities ( Wikipedia ) | |||
*'''[[w:Interest rate parity|Interest rate parity]]''' is a no-[[w:arbitrage|arbitrage]] condition representing an [[w:economic equilibrium|equilibrium]] state under which investors will be indifferent to [[w:interest rate|interest rate]]s available on [[w:demand deposit|bank deposits]] in two countries. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
* '''A [[w:futures market|futures market]]''', a '''futures exchange''' or '''futures market''' is a central financial exchange where people can trade standardized [[w:futures contract|futures contract]]s; that is, a contract to buy specific quantities of a [[w:commodity|commodity]] or [[w:financial instrument|financial instrument]] at a specified price with [[w:Delivery (commerce)|delivery|]] set at a specified time in the future. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
::** The '''[[w:forward exchange market|forward exchange market]]''' is a [[w:Financial market|market]] for [[w:contracts|contracts]] that ensure the future delivery of a foreign [[w:currency|currency]] at a specified [[w:exchange rate|exchange rate]]. The price of a '''[[w:forward contract|forward contract]]''' is known as the '''forward price'''. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
::** The '''forward price''' (or sometimes [[w:forward rate|forward rate]]) is the agreed upon price of an [[w:asset|asset]] in a [[w:forward contract|forward contract]]. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
* '''[[w:Arbitrage|Arbitrage]]''' is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more [[w:market|market]]s: striking a combination of matching deals that capitalize upon the imbalance, the profit being the difference between the [[w:market price|market price]]s. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
== Week 41 - Exchange rate risk == | == Week 41 - Exchange rate risk == | ||