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Currency Overvaluation
Definition: Applies mainly to international equities: (1) consideration that a currency is overvalued if private demand for the currency at the going exchange rate is less than total private supply (i.e., central banks are buying up the difference, supporting the value of the currency through foreign exchange intervention); (2) currency value exceeding purchasing power parity.
Definition: Applies mainly to international equities: (1) consideration that a currency is overvalued if private demand for the currency at the going exchange rate is less than total private supply (i.e., central banks are buying up the difference, supporting the value of the currency through foreign exchange intervention); (2) currency value exceeding purchasing power parity.
Currency Put Option
Definition: Contract that gives the holder the right to sell a particular currency at a specified price (exchange rate) within a specified period of time.
Definition: Contract that gives the holder the right to sell a particular currency at a specified price (exchange rate) within a specified period of time.
Currency Revaluation
Definition: A deliberate upward adjustment in the official exchange rate established, or pegged, by government against a specified standard, such as another currency or gold.
Definition: A deliberate upward adjustment in the official exchange rate established, or pegged, by government against a specified standard, such as another currency or gold.
Currency Risk Sharing
Definition: An agreement by the parties to a transaction to share the currency risk associated with the transaction. The arrangement involves a customized hedge contract embedded in the underlying transaction.
Definition: An agreement by the parties to a transaction to share the currency risk associated with the transaction. The arrangement involves a customized hedge contract embedded in the underlying transaction.
Currency Selection
Definition: Asset allocation in which the investor chooses among investments denominated in different currencies.
Definition: Asset allocation in which the investor chooses among investments denominated in different currencies.
Currency Swap
Definition: An agreement to swap a series of specified payment obligations denominated in one currency for a series of specified payment obligations denominated in a different currency. Usually fixed for fixed.
Definition: An agreement to swap a series of specified payment obligations denominated in one currency for a series of specified payment obligations denominated in a different currency. Usually fixed for fixed.
Current Account
Definition: Net flow of goods, services, and unilateral transactions (gifts) between countries.
Definition: Net flow of goods, services, and unilateral transactions (gifts) between countries.
Current Account Balance
Definition: The difference between the nation's total exports of goods, services and transfers and its total imports of them. Current account balance calculations exclude transactions in financial assets and liabilities.
Definition: The difference between the nation's total exports of goods, services and transfers and its total imports of them. Current account balance calculations exclude transactions in financial assets and liabilities.
Current Assets
Definition: Value of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, marketable securities and other assets that could be converted to cash in less than 1 year.
Definition: Value of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, marketable securities and other assets that could be converted to cash in less than 1 year.
Current Coupon
Definition: A bond selling at or close to par, that is, a bond with a coupon close to the yields currently offered on new bonds of a similar maturity and credit risk.
Definition: A bond selling at or close to par, that is, a bond with a coupon close to the yields currently offered on new bonds of a similar maturity and credit risk.
Current Coupon Bond
Definition: Bonds on which the coupon is set approximately equal to the bonds' yield to maturity at the time of their issuance.
Definition: Bonds on which the coupon is set approximately equal to the bonds' yield to maturity at the time of their issuance.
Current Dollar
Definition: Refers to the use of actual or real prices and costs. Escalation or inflation effects are included.
Definition: Refers to the use of actual or real prices and costs. Escalation or inflation effects are included.
Current Income
Definition: Regular series of cash flows that is routinely received from investments in the form of dividends, interest, and other income sources.
Definition: Regular series of cash flows that is routinely received from investments in the form of dividends, interest, and other income sources.
Current Income Bonds
Definition: Bonds paying semiannual interest to holders. Interest is not included in the accrued discount.
Definition: Bonds paying semiannual interest to holders. Interest is not included in the accrued discount.
Current Issue
Definition: In Treasury securities, the most recently auctioned issue. Trading is more active in current issues than in off-the-run issues. Also known as on-the-run issue.
Definition: In Treasury securities, the most recently auctioned issue. Trading is more active in current issues than in off-the-run issues. Also known as on-the-run issue.
Current Liabilities
Definition: Amount owed for salaries, interest, accounts payable and other debts due within 1 year.
Definition: Amount owed for salaries, interest, accounts payable and other debts due within 1 year.
Current Market Value
Definition: The value of a client's portfolio at today's market price, as listed in a brokerage statement.
Definition: The value of a client's portfolio at today's market price, as listed in a brokerage statement.
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