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Equity Financing

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Issuing shares to raise capital from investors and the use of retained earnings

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Debt Financing

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Borrowing money from banks or other financial intermediaries, or selling corporate bonds to individuals or institutions in order to raise capital

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Global Money Market

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The collective financial markets where firms and governments raise short-term financing

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Global Capital Market

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The collective financial markets where firms and governments raise intermediate-term and long-term financing

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Global Equity Market

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The worldwide market of funds for equity financing - the stock exchanges throughout the world where investors and firms meet to buy and sell shares

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Eurodollars

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US dollars held in banks outside the United States, including foreign branches of US banks

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Eurocurrency

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Any currency deposited in a bank outside its country of origin

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Bond

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A debt instrument that enables the issuer to raise capital by promising to repay the principal along with the interest on a specified date

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Global Bond Market

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The international marketplace in which bonds are bought and sold, primarily through banks and stockbrokers

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Foreign Bond

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A bond sold outside the issuer’s country and denominated in the currency of the country in which it is issued

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Eurobond

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A bond sold outside the issuer’s home country but denominated in its own currency

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Intra-Corporate Financing

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Funds provided from sources inside the firm (both the headquarters and subsidiaries) such as equity, loans and trade credits

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Fronting Loan

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A loan between the parent and its subsidiary, channelled through a large bank or other financial intermediary

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Multilateral Netting

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The strategic reduction of cash transfers within the multinational enterprise family through the elimination of offsetting cash flows

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Transaction Exposure

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The currency risk that firms face when outstanding accounts receivable or payable are denominated in foreign currencies

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Translation Exposure

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The currency risk that results when a firm translates financial statements denominated in a foreign currency into the functional currency of the parent firm, as part of consolidating international financial results

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Consolidation

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The process of combining and integrating the financial results of foreign subsidiaries into the financial statements of the parent firm

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Economic Exposure

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The currency risk that results from exchange rate fluctuations affecting the pricing of products, the cost of inputs and the value of foreign investments

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Spot Rate

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The exchange rate applicable to the trading of foreign currencies in which the current rate of exchange is used and delivery is considered immediate

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Forward Rate

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The exchange rate applicable to the collection or delivery of a foreign currency at some future date

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Direct Quote

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The number of units of the domestic currency needed to acquire one unit of the foreign currency

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Indirect Quote

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The number of units of the foreign currency obtained for one unit of domestic currency

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Hedgers

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Currency traders who seek to minimise the risk of exchange rate fluctuations, often by buying forwards or similar financial instruments

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Speculators

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Currency traders who seek profits by investing in currencies with the expectation that they will rise in value in the future

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Arbitragers

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Currency traders who buy and sell the same currency in two or more foreign exchange markets to take advantage of differences in the currency’s exchange rate

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Hedging

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Using financial instruments and other measures to reduce or eliminate exposure to currency risk

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Forward Contract

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A financial instrument to buy or sell a currency at an exchange rate that is agreed at the initiation of the contract, for delivery and settlement in the future

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Futures Contract

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An agreement to buy or sell a currency in exchange for another at a pre-specified price and on a pre-specified date

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Currency Option

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A contract that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy a certain amount of foreign currency at a set exchange rate within a specified amount of time

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Currency Swap

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An agreement to exchange one currency for another, according to a specified schedule

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Transparency

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The degree to which companies regularly reveal substantial information about their financial condition and accounting practices

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Current Rate Method

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The translation of foreign currency balance sheet and income statements at the current exchange rate - the spot exchange rate that is in effect on the day or for the period for which the statements are prepared

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Temporal Method

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The translation of foreign currency balance sheet and income statements at an exchange rate that varies with the underlying method of valuation

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Tax Haven

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A country that is hospitable to business and inward investment because of its low corporate income taxes