FX Flashcards

1
Q

Retail market
Real money market
Sovereign wealth

A
  1. Retail
    Especulative trading
    cross border invest
    Small deals with small companies for tourism
  2. Real Money Market
  3. Sovereign wealth

Funds of nations to reserve wealth

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2
Q

Traders look up for

Leverage account is

A

nominal exchange rates

Account which uses derivatives

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3
Q

MUITO IMPORTANTE

COMO LER

USD

A

BRL = PRICE
USD = BASE

USD in TERMS of BRL

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4
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fwd rate

A

Amount of each currency will be trade in a certain point in time

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5
Q

how much is a point?

A

0.0001

(0. mil contra)

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6
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Currency depriciation

Elasticity approach (Marshal lener)
Absortion approach

j-curve

A

abosrtion
(X-M) = (S-I) + (T-G)

. Currency devaluation only provides temporary improv.

. Will reverse after domestic wealth redistribution

.Long Run Only improves if
↓Fiscal deficit or (T-G)
↑Savings than invetments (S-I)

Elasticity
Elasticity of exports and imports

If the price goes up and the demand goes down means you have linked goods.

J CURVE (depreciate currency to adjust trade balance (X-M)

Long run -
currency depreciates

Foreign Prices rise

M is going to be less, X is gonna be higher

SHORT RUN (J CURVE)
YOU’VE ALREADY SETED YOUR DEALS

prices rise, demand stay the same. M>X, therefore (X-M) ⬇

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7
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exchange regime (6)

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Fixed peg
Managed within +- 1of fixed peg value

crawling peg
as fixed, but the peg value is periodcly review

target zone
Managed to remain with the upper and lower limit vs a single or basket of currencies

dollarization
Use another country currency

currency board
Ex. Hong kong dolars, canadian dolars

só pode emitir novas moedas de acordo com a moeda base

monetary union
All countries with the same currency

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