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FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forward cover
1, record 1, English, forward%20cover
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- forward covering operation 2, record 1, English, forward%20covering%20operation
correct
- forward coverage 2, record 1, English, forward%20coverage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The arrangement of a forward foreign exchange contract to protect a buyer or seller of foreign currency from unexpected fluctuations in the exchange rate. 3, record 1, English, - forward%20cover
Record 1, Key term(s)
- foreign exchange forward cover
- forward exchange cover
- forward foreign exchange cover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture de change à terme
1, record 1, French, couverture%20de%20change%20%C3%A0%20terme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couverture à terme 1, record 1, French, couverture%20%C3%A0%20terme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrat conclu entre une entreprise et sa banque en vertu duquel des devises sont achetées ou vendues par avance, à un cours fixé et à une échéance déterminée, moyennant un report ou un déport variable selon la devise et la durée du contrat. 2, record 1, French, - couverture%20de%20change%20%C3%A0%20terme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cobertura a plazo
1, record 1, Spanish, cobertura%20a%20plazo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cobertura a término 1, record 1, Spanish, cobertura%20a%20t%C3%A9rmino
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concertación de un contrato de cambio de divisas a plazos para proteger al comprador o vendedor de divisas de fluctuaciones inesperadas en el tipo de cambio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cobertura%20a%20plazo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Trade
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- forward foreign exchange
1, record 2, English, forward%20foreign%20exchange
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- forward exchange 2, record 2, English, forward%20exchange
correct
- forward exchange transaction 3, record 2, English, forward%20exchange%20transaction
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The purchase/sale of foreign currency at some future specified date(Fixed Forward Contract) or between two specified dates(Option Forward Contract). [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 4, record 2, English, - forward%20foreign%20exchange
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Commerce extérieur
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- change à terme
1, record 2, French, change%20%C3%A0%20terme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- opération de change à terme 2, record 2, French, op%C3%A9ration%20de%20change%20%C3%A0%20terme
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Comercio exterior
- Inversiones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- divisas a plazo
1, record 2, Spanish, divisas%20a%20plazo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cambio a plazo 1, record 2, Spanish, cambio%20a%20plazo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-04-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Investment
- Foreign Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- quanto
1, record 3, English, quanto
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- quanto product 2, record 3, English, quanto%20product
correct
- guaranteed exchange rate contract 3, record 3, English, guaranteed%20exchange%20rate%20contract
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 3, English, - quanto
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 3, English, - quanto
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Quantos are sometimes known by the more formal name of guaranteed exchange rate contract. 3, record 3, English, - quanto
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Investissements et placements
- Commerce extérieur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- quanto
1, record 3, French, quanto
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dérivé quanto 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9riv%C3%A9%20quanto
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument dérivé dont le sous-jacent est libellé dans une monnaie, mais sur lequel les paiements sont effectués en une autre monnaie. 2, record 3, French, - quanto
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-06-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- swap deposit
1, record 4, English, swap%20deposit
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- swapped deposit 2, record 4, English, swapped%20deposit
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deposit where the funds are converted into a foreign currency and are placed on deposit with a bank which, through a forward contract, has undertaken to convert them back to the domestic currency at maturity. 1, record 4, English, - swap%20deposit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dépôt swap
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20swap
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- dépôt croisé 2, record 4, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt convertible 2, record 4, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20convertible
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fonds convertis en monnaies étrangères et confiés à une banque qui s'engage, par un contrat à terme, à les reconvertir en monnaie nationale à l'échéance. 2, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20swap
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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