FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORWARD


Meaning of FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORWARD in English

A contract in which the outright purchase or sale of a certain amount denominated in a foreign currency against another currency, usually the domestic currency, is agreed on one day and the amount is to be delivered at a specified future date, more than two working days after the date of the contract, at a given price. This forward rate of exchange consists of the prevailing spot rate plus/minus an agreed premium/discount.

European Central Bank English Glossary.      Английский глоссарий Европейского Центрального Банка.