Glossary on Trade Financing Terms - Q

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Quantity controls:

A quantitative restriction imposed by the government, for example a limitation on the amount of foreign currency which can be used in a specific transaction.

Français: Contrôles de quantité
Español: Control cuantitativo

Quantitative limits:

In credit insurance, the limits set by export credit agencies on the amount of cover offered to a particular country. Such limits are an important means of limiting exposure to risky countries.

Français: Limites quantitatives
Español: Límite cuantitativo

A measure of a company's liquidity and of its ability to pay off short-term obligations without having to sell relatively illiquid assets. The ratio compares the company's cash plus accounts receivable (quick assets) to its current liabilities. A ratio of 1:1 (one to one) is considered desirable. See also Acid test.

Français: Ratio de liquidité, Rapport de liquidité
Español: Prueba ácida

Quota:

(1) An instrument of trade control, consisting of limiting the amount of a product allowed for import to or export from a country without restriction or the imposition of additional duties.

(2) Each member country of the IMF holds a quota, expressed in Special Drawing Rights, which determines its voting and borrowing powers within the institution.

Français: Quota
Español: Contingente, cuota

Quotation:

An offer to sell goods at a stated price and under specified conditions. See also Bid.

Français: Cotation
Español: Oferta

Quoted companies:

Companies whose shares are listed on the official Stock Exchange

Français: Sociétés cotées
Español: Empresa cotizada en bolsa

Quoted currency:

An exchange rate is usually quoted by relating one currency to the other. The currency whose numerical value is "one" is the base currency, while the other is the quoted currency. e.g. if the exchange rate between the pound and dollar was quoted at £1 = $1.40, the pound would be the base currency and the dollar the quoted currency. See also Direct and Indirect quote.

Français: Monnaie cotée
Español: Divisa cotizada

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