- Industry: Financial services
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An agreement to buy or sell a country's currency at a specific price, usually 30, 60, or 90 days in the future. This guarantees an exchange rate on a given date.
Industry:Financial services
A tax-saving trust in which a grantor transfers property to a beneficiary, but receives income until termination, at which time the beneficiary begins receiving the income.
Industry:Financial services
US government agency chartered in 1989 to assume the responsibilities formerly held by the Federal Home Loan Bank system.
Industry:Financial services
A transaction in which the settlement will occur on a specified date in the future at a price agreed upon on the trade date.
Industry:Financial services
A mechanism of issuing MBS wherein the mortgages' collateral is deposited with a trustee under a custodial or trust agreement.
Industry:Financial services
A bank sponsored by the federal government to provide funds to institutions making loans to farmers.
Industry:Financial services
Bear market in which investors who sell are faced with substantial losses, while potential investors prefer to stay liquid; that is, to keep their money in cash or cash equivalents until market conditions improve.
Industry:Financial services
Intrabudgetary transactions in which payments and receipts both occur within the same Federal fund group.
Industry:Financial services
A currency trades at a forward discount when its forward price is lower than its spot price.
Industry:Financial services
In a merger or acquisitions, a grey knight is an acquiring company that outbids a white knight in pursuit of its own best interests, although it is friendlier than a hostile bidder.
Industry:Financial services
