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International Finance

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is concerned with the determination of income, consumption over time, and linking 2 or more international markets.

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Balance of Payment

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statistical statements of all economic transactions between Australian residents and the world over a particular period.

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FX Market

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market in which one currency is bought and sold for another currency.

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Interbank operations

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buying and selling of currencies between banks.

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Eurocurrency market

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market for short term assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than that of the country in which they are held.

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Eurocurrencies

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short term assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than that of the country where they are issued.

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Eurobanks

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banks dealing in short term assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than that of the country where they are located.

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International banking

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banks operations with non-residents in both domestic and foreign currency, and residents in foreign currency.

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Euro Commercial Paper

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short-term unsecured promissory note issued in currency other tan that of the country in which it is issued

  • maturity: 60-180 days
  • bearer instrument
  • interest paid on maturity
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Euro Notes

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short term unsecured promissory notes issued in a currency other than that of the country in which it is issued

  • maturity: 2-4 years
  • bearer instrument
  • interest paid semi-annually
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Bond

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fixed interest securities

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Foreign bond

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fixed interest securities that are issued in a foreign market denominated in the currency of the country of issue

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Euro bond

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fixed interest securities that are issued in a foreign market denominated in the currency other than that of the country of issue.

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Equity market

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market in which shares are traded and issued

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International equity market

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primary and secondary markets for international equities

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Equity

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value of the shares issued by a company

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Euro equity market

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market in which euroequity is issued and traded

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Euroequity

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an equity sold to investors in more than one national market other than the country where the company is domiciled

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American Depository Receipts (ADR)

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negotiable certificate issued by a US bank representing a specified number of shares in a foreign stock traded on the US exchange

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Exchange rate

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price of one currency in terms of another

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Spot rate

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exchange rate for immediate delivery

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Forward rate

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agreement you make for delivery at some specific future rate

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Indirect ER

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  • S(f/d)
  • buy > sell
  • increase S = appreciation of domestic
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Direct ER

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  • S(d/f)
  • sell > buy
  • increase S = depreciation of domestic
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Buy/sell rates

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the rates at which the bank buys/sells

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Buy/sell margin

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(spread) difference between buy and sell rates

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Cross rate

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ER between two currencies computed by reference to a third currency

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Effective exchange rate

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measure of the value of one currency in terms of more than one other currency

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Relative exchange rate

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ratio of ER in a particular period to the value of the same ER in a base period
Vt = St/S0

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Nominal exchange rate

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exchange rate to reflect geographical distribution of trade

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Real exchange rate

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nominal ER adjusted for relative international prices

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Comparative statics

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looking at change in variables underlying models and how it affects equilibrium

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Flexible/floating ER

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determined in a market without intervention or regulation by the government or monetary authority

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Fixed/pegged ER

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government or monetary authority sets the price of domestic currency in terms of foreign currency and stands ready to support the fixed price

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Arbitrage

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buying and selling some goods or assets in different markets to profit from price differences or returns

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Purchasing power parity

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equality of general price levels in 2 countries once the countries’ different currencies have been taken into account using the ER

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Law of one price

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the same commodity sales for the same price in 2 different countries once prices has been converted to a common currency

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Relative purchasing power parity

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rate of change in the exchange rate depends on relative inflation rate

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Quantity theory

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change in price corresponds to a change in monetary supply

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Forward contract

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contract between 2 people who agree to exchange a certain amount of one currency for a certain amount of another currency on a particular future date

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Covered interest parity

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the returns on similar assets in 2 different countries are equal after the associated foreign exchange risk has been covered in the forward market

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Inward arbitrage

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borrowing foreign (short foreign)
invest domestic (long domestic)
(1 + i) > F/S (1 + i*)
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Forward margin

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proportional difference between forced and current spot rate

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Uncovered interest parity

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condition on which the returns on similar assets in 2 different countries are the same after you take into account the expected exchange in the exchange rate with no forward cover

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Forward market efficiency

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forward exchange rate is an unbiased and efficient estimator of the future spot exchange rate

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Forward premium puzzle

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forward premium doesn’t respond one-for-one with proportional changes in the actual exchange rate

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Efficient market hypothesis

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asset price fully reflects al relevant information as soon as it becomes readily available

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Speculation

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buying or selling of a commodity in anticipation from making a profit or avoiding a loss from future price change

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Stabilizing speculation

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buying a currency when it’s weak selling when it’s strong and reducing ER volatility

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Destabilizing speculation

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buying when a currency is strong, selling when it is weak and accentuating exchange rate fluctuations

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Forecast

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statement about the value or range of values that a variable will take on at a specific future date where the future value is unknown when the forecast is made

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Risk

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measure of the probability and magnitude of deviation from some expected outcome

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FX risk

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risk arising from fluctuations in the ER

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Forward market

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market in which forward contracts are traded

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Forward contract

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contract for the exchange of a specific amount of one currency for a specific amount of another currency at a specific date at a particular rate

  • traded OTC
  • can be traded with any counter party
  • tailor-made
  • settled at delivery
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Forward spread

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proportional difference between forward rate and current spot rate

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Futures market

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market at which futures contracts are traded

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Futures contract

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contract to buy or sell specific amount of foreign currency for a specific amount of domestic currency at a specific date at a specific rate.

  • traded on an organised exchange
  • traded with the exchange
  • limited and specified by size, delivery date, settlement date
  • marked to market
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Currency swap

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transaction in which 2 counter-parties exchange cash flows denominated in 2 different currencies at a pre-specified ER

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Interest-rate swaps

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swap of interest payments streams - one at a fixed rate, one at a variable rate - computed on the same notational principle denominated in the same currency

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Cross-currency interest rate swaps

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swap involving the exchange of fixed and variable interest payments denominated in 2 currencies

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Swap risk

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the risk that one party reneges on the agreement

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Option contract

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contract between 2 parties where one party has the right but not the obligation to buy (or sell) a specific amount of one currency for another currency at a particular exchange rate on (or on or before) a particular future date

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Call option

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gives the holder the right to buy the underlying asset/currency

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Put option

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gives the holder the right to sell the underlying asset/currency

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Exposure

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measure of the sensitivity to what is at risk to the source of risk

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Long exposure

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exposure to foreign exchange risk resulting from the effect of changes in ER on the domestic currency value of foreign assets

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Short exposure

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exposure to foreign exchange risk resulting from the effect of changes in ER on the domestic currency value of foreign liabilities

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Transactions exposure

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foreign currency value of a payable/receivable asset/liability independent of the ER
change in ER changes the domestic currency value of a foreign currency value of a payable/receivable asset/liability at the due date

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Economic exposure

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any form of exposure of the value of the firm to the ER

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Translation exposure

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exposure of consolidated accounts of a multinational firm to changes in the ER

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Hedging

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covering of FX risk to eliminate or reduce the variability of the domestic currency value of the foreign currency position
securing against loss by compensating transactions on the other side

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Money-market hedging

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creation of a synthetic forward contract by borrowing and lending domestic and foreign currencies

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Contingent exposure

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exposure that arises only if a certain outcome materialises, such as winning a contract

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Financial hedging

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hedging using derivative products (forwards, futures, options)

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Operational hedging

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changing operations/techniques to decrease risk

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Exposure netting

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calculating net value of payable and receivables

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