Forward interest rate agreements (FRAs) are over-the-counter contracts between parties that specify an interest rate to be paid on an agreed date in the future.
It is not a notional amount that is exchanged, but a cash amount based on the exchange rate difference and the notional value of the contract.
The borrower may want to lock in their loan costs today by entering into an FRA.
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) are financial securities backed by income-producing assets such as credit card receivables, home equity loans, student loans, and auto loans.
A holding company depositary receipt (HOLDR) was a diversified investment product offered by Merrill Lynch that gave investors access to multiple shares in a particular industry or sector through a single holding.
Interest rate swaps are forward contracts in which one stream of future interest payments is exchanged for another based on a specified principal amount.
Risk acceptance or risk containment is a conscious strategy of recognizing the possibility of small or rare risks without taking measures to hedge, hedge or avoid these risks.
Arbitrageurs are investors who exploit market inefficiencies of any kind. They are necessary to ensure that inefficiencies between markets are smoothed out or kept to a minimum.
Audit risk is the risk that the financial statements will be materially incorrect, even if the auditor’s report indicates that the financial statements do not contain any material misstatement.
A beneficial owner is a person who enjoys the benefits of ownership, despite the fact that the ownership of the property is registered in a different name.