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Chapter 7 International Finance国际金融 7.1 Foreign Exchange and Its Transactions 外汇和外汇交易 7.1.1 Definition of Foreign Exchange 外汇的定义 the system utilized in financing international payments 用于国际收支融通资金的一种机制 discharge international obligations 支付国际债务 media介质 for the purpose of 在…方面 international finance and exchange国际金融和外汇 principal adj.主要的 telegraphic transfers电汇 mail transfers信汇 bills汇票 demand drafts即期汇票 cheques支票 banker’ drafts银行汇票 foreign bonds外国债券 coupons息票：利息单，证券上的代表一定数目利息的可流通证书 dividend checks分红支票 pensions checks养老金支票 commercial and personal letters of credit商业和个人信用证 traveler’s cheques 旅行支票 foreign notes and coins外国货币 in a general way 从广义上讲 cover包括 quote报价 rates比率 the rates of exchange 外汇比率 the rates at which foreign exchange is quoted外汇报价的汇率 different currencies不同的货币 the related transactions相关交易 7.1.2 Foreign Exchange Markets 外汇交易市场 1. the overwhelming majority 绝大多数 in the same sense具有同样的意义 a stock exchange证券交易所 a commodity exchange商品交易所 no single, physical place没有专门的有形市场 execute执行 telex电传 2. operator经营者 the dealer and the broker交易商和经纪人 act on commission拿佣金 authorized to deal in foreign exchange有资格从事外汇交易 act as principals in buying and selling 进行买卖的主体 on their own accounts以自身的账户资金 tier n. 层, 等级 have three tier dealings 有三个层次的交易 3. corporate customers公司客户 transfer of payments 转移支付 provision of credits提供信贷 payment at a distance异地支付 hedge防范 hedging against exchange risks外汇风险防范 7.1.3 Methods of Quoting Exchange Rates 外汇汇率标价方法 1. the direct quotation method直接标价法 the indirect quotation method间接标价法 under….按…. in terms of 根据 in terms of a variable number of home currency将本国货币单位作为变量 per prep. 每， 一 per fixed foreign currency unit每一固定的外币单位 按直接标价法，外汇汇率是以一定单位的外国货币为标准，折算成一个可变化的本国货币数额。 2. on the standpoint of 站在…的角度看 maxim基本原理 buy low, sell high买低，卖高 distinction区别, 差别 draw注意 the market rates 市场汇率 ruling 占主流的 be versed in精通于 exchange terminology外汇交易术语 confine限制 favorable or unfavorable有利的或无利的 movements in exchange外汇市场的交易活动 from the poin