Definition and explanation of foreign Exchange rate? What is Spot rate and hedging? Exchange rate effects on business?
Exchange rate =
It can be
defined as the value of currency of one country comparing with the value of the
currency of other country for the purpose of conversion between them.
Difference between foreign currency
and exchange rate =
Foreign
currency is that with which transaction is made within a country, every country
has its own special currency which is used within a country by general public.
However Exchange rate is that value of other country’s currency which can be
measured with the value of our country which is also known as translation.
In simple
words foreign currency is used within a country and to measure the value of
other country’s currency in order to do business.
Foreign Exchange Market =
It is that
market through which we can easily avail foreign currency. Anyone can easily
get detail of the spot rate of
foreign currency, exchange rate movements, profits and losses associated with
the currencies of different countries of the world.
What is spot rate?
Spot rate is
the rate of foreign currency of today’s date. That means the exchange rate
which is available today.
Fluctuation in Exchange rates =
Everyone
knows that not every day is the same day similarly Exchange rate fluctuates
regularly it moves upward as well as downward according to the economic
situation of the country. So many people in order to save them from loss uses
different techniques which is somehow helpful.
Hedging
It is the
process of minimizing risk of exchange rate losses by using forward exchange
rates to deal with the changes come from the spot rate.
The following Five ways are used in
order to prevent risk of Loss:
These steps
are used according to the suitability of the businessmen and investors.
- One can open account in foreign country and deposit the currency of that country for future use.
- Or anyone can have required amount of foreign currency.
- Do business transactions with the foreign country when their currency value move downward which is sometime difficult to implement.
- One more way is that you can asked them to pay in your currency in order to avoid from exchange rate losses because of fluctuation.
- You can also request the businessmen to get payment later via agreement in order to avoid losses from exchange rate movement.
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