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transaction cost [4 records]

Record 1 2002-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

A cluster of technological innovations _ which included personal computers, new generations of software, fax machines, modems and better telecommunication systems _ has allowed a sharp decline of transaction costs worldwide and, consequently, created new forms of competition.

OBS

Terminology related to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiating process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Terminologie du processus d'établissement de la Zone de libre-échange des Amériques (ZLEA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
OBS

Terminología relacionada con el proceso de establecimiento del Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA).

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Record 2 1999-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

The cost a bank incurs for processing a transaction, such as cashing a cheque, returning NSF items, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Comisión aplicada por los bancos a cualquiera de los servicios que ofrecen.

CONT

(...) [la] reducción en los costes de transacción relativos a la tenencia, conversión en efectivo o transferencia de activos financieros, (...) repercutirá favorablemente tanto en el cliente como en la entidad bancaria.

CONT

La inclusión de los costes de transacción habría supuesto, finalmente, una pérdida de 2.250 dólares.

Key term(s)
  • costes de transacción
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Record 3 1999-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost Accounting
DEF

The cost incurred in acquiring goods or services. Examples can include the cost of getting approval for a construction project, the cost of arranging a loan or of raising equity capital, or the cost in locating employees, suppliers, or customers and reaching agreement with them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité analytique
DEF

Ensemble des coûts qu'il est nécessaire d'engager pour effectuer une opération commerciale donnée, ou encore une transaction donnée sur une bourse de valeurs ou de marchandises. Ces coûts comprennent notamment les dépenses, honoraires, commissions et autres frais associés à la collecte d'informations, à la négociation des contrats, aux services d'une maison de courtage, d'un juriste ou de tout autre spécialiste ou conseiller, et à la fiscalité.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-02-09

English

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

Cost incurred in the purchase or sale of securities, including agent's commission and taxes directly related with the operation.

CONT

If the price of the underlying does vary more widely than expected, then a delta-hedging strategy will prompt far more active trading than can be covered by the premium income earned, since trading always has positive transactions costs. Especially in volatile markets these transactions costs can become very large, as bid/offer spreads widen and markets become thin.

OBS

transaction cost: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

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

Coût d'achat ou de vente d'une valeur qui inclut la commission de l'agent et les taxes dérivées de l'opération.

OBS

coût de transaction : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Coste de compra o venta de un valor que comprende la comisión del agente y los impuestos directamente relacionados con la operación.

OBS

coste de transacción: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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