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repurchase agreement
Financial services; Stocks & securities
A repurchase agreement, also known as a repo, RP, or sale and repurchase agreement, is the sale of securities together with an agreement for the seller to buy back the securities at a later date.
forward rate agreement
Financial services; Stocks & securities
In finance, a forward rate agreement (FRA) is a forward contract, an over-the-counter contract between parties that determines the rate of interest, or the currency exchange rate, to be paid or ...
single-stock future
Financial services; Stocks & securities
In finance, a single-stock futures is a type of futures contracts between two parties to exchange a specified number of stocks in company for a price agreed today (the futures price or the strike ...
bond future
Financial services; Stocks & securities
A bond future is a contractual obligation for the contract holder to purchase or sell a bond on a specified date at a predetermined price.
currency future
Financial services; Stocks & securities
Currency future is a futures contract to exchange one currency for another at a specified date in the future at a price (exchange rate) that is fixed on the purchase date.
weather derivative
Financial services; Stocks & securities
Weather derivatives are financial instruments that can be used by organizations or individuals as part of a risk management strategy to reduce risk associated with adverse or unexpected weather ...
equity swap
Financial services; Stocks & securities
An equity swap is a financial derivative contract (a swap) where a set of future cash flows are agreed to be exchanged between two counterparties at set dates in the future.
