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quanto [2 records]

Record 1 2017-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
OBS

currency quantity adjusting option; QUANTO; fixed exchange rate foreign equity option: terms and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

option sur action étrangère à couverture de change fixe : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Investment
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A forward foreign exchange contract incorporated into an underlying equity option or equity swap structure which allows the investor to lock in a known foreign exchange flow and eliminate currency risk.

CONT

Quantos are often known as correlation products; that is, pricing of the product must incorporate not only the interest differential between the two currencies in question, but also any correlation which may exist between the currency and the underlying index.

OBS

Quantos are sometimes known by the more formal name of guaranteed exchange rate contract.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Investissements et placements
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Instrument dérivé dont le sous-jacent est libellé dans une monnaie, mais sur lequel les paiements sont effectués en une autre monnaie.

Spanish

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