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FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP - An agreement to exchange stipulated amounts of one currency for another currenc...
FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADING - Buying and selling of foreign currency, holding currency positions, trading ...

 


Foreign Exchange Swap
A foreign exchange swap is a forward purchase and spot sale (or vice versa) of foreign exchange with no interest payments between its two payment dates.

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Suppose GM wanted to purchase steering wheels on an ongoing basis from a European supplier, and protect itself from devaluation of the US dollar. It would likely enter a foreign exchange swap transaction with a bank.

The risk that a long or short position in a foreign currency might have to be closed out at a loss due to an adverse movement in exchange rates.
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[135] Foreign exchange swap lines with the European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank were opened so the banks in Europe could have access to U.S. dollars.[135] Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke briefly described this facility to the U.S.

See also: Exchange risk, Foreign exchange risk, Intervention, Exchange controls, Closed out

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