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imported>Doug Williamson: Add fourth and fifth definitions.

2019-08-27T20:33:33Z

Add fourth and fifth definitions.

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	2.		2.

			The legitimate setting of any market price or rate, for a standard period, often a day.

			:"Deutsche Bundesbank ensures liquidity of [German] government securities by making a market at the exchange... At the stock exchange, there is a regular price fixing per day for less liquid bond issues and continuous trading for more liquid issues."
			:''The Treasurer's Wiki, Germany''


			3.

	The use of derivative instruments such as Forward rate agreements (FRAs) for hedging purposes, to effectively fix a hedged rate.		The use of derivative instruments such as Forward rate agreements (FRAs) for hedging purposes, to effectively fix a hedged rate.


	3.		4.

	A fixing instrument (or fixing derivative) is one which hedges an exposure by effectively fixing a hedged rate for it.		A fixing instrument (or fixing derivative) is one which hedges an exposure by effectively fixing a hedged rate for it.

	Contrasted with an insurance-type instrument, such as an option.		Contrasted with an insurance-type instrument, such as an option.


			5.

			Price fixing is an agreement or collusion to manipulate a market for the advantage of those participating in the agreement, usually harming other market participants.

			This is illegal in almost all jurisdictions and markets.



	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Antitrust law]]
			* [[Cartel]]
			* [[Competition policy]]
	* [[Fixing instrument]]		* [[Fixing instrument]]
	* [[Forward rate agreement]]		* [[Forward rate agreement]]
			* [[Germany]]
			* [[Hedging]]
	* [[Option]]		* [[Option]]
			* [[Rate fixing]]
	* [[Risk response]]		* [[Risk response]]
	* [[Transfer]]		* [[Transfer]]

			[[Category:The_business_context]]
			[[Category:Manage_risks]]
			[[Category:Cash_management]]
			[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
			[[Category:Liquidity_management]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Add links.

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	* [[Option]]		* [[Option]]
			* [[Risk response]]
			* [[Transfer]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Typo correction of Forward rate agreements.

2013-12-04T20:33:42Z

Typo correction of Forward rate agreements.

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	The use of derivative instruments such as ~~Fixed~~ rate agreements (FRAs) for hedging purposes, to effectively fix a hedged rate.		The use of derivative instruments such as Forward rate agreements (FRAs) for hedging purposes, to effectively fix a hedged rate.

imported>Doug Williamson: Spacing 27/8/13

2013-08-27T13:59:27Z

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-. The setting of an interest rate for a predetermined future period.  For example, the periodic re-setting of the interest rate on a floating rate loan.
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-. The use of derivative instruments such as Fixed rate agreements (FRAs) for hedging purposes, to effectively fix a hedged rate.
+The setting of an interest rate for a predetermined future period.
 == See also ==
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 * [[Forward rate agreement]]
 * [[Option]]

imported>Administrator: CSV import

2012-10-23T14:19:38Z

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1. The setting of an interest rate for a predetermined future period. For example, the periodic re-setting of the interest rate on a floating rate loan.

2. The use of derivative instruments such as Fixed rate agreements (FRAs) for hedging purposes, to effectively fix a hedged rate.

3. A fixing instrument (or fixing derivative) is one which hedges an exposure by effectively fixing a hedged rate for it. Contrasted with an insurance-type instrument, such as an option.

== See also ==
* [[Fixing instrument]]
* [[Forward rate agreement]]
* [[Option]]