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forward foreign exchange
outright forward
biased expectations theory
Definition
A
market
for
foreign
currency
futures
in which
contracts
can be bought or sold to
hedge
against
adverse
movements
in currency
rates
. Contracts can be used to
lock in
a currency
rate
in
anticipation
of its
increase
at some point in the
future
.
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