The benchmark stock market index of the Bolsa de Madrid, Spain’s principal stock exchange. Initiated in 1992, the index is administered and calculated by Sociedad

An attempt to take over a company without the approval of the company’s board of directors. (source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hostile-takeover-bid.asp)

Restrictions that are imposed by a nation on the free exchange and convertibility of its own currency. Foreign exchange controls are most often instituted by

The market in which participants are able to buy, sell, exchange and speculate on currencies. Foreign exchange markets are made up of banks, commercial companies,

A financial risk posed by an exposure to unanticipated changes in the exchange rate between two currencies. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_risk)

A type of exchange rate regime wherein a currency’s value is allowed to fluctuate according to the foreign exchange market. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_exchange_rate)

The currency (i.e. money) of another country. A foreign currency account is a bank account in the currency of another country (Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/foreign-currency.html#ixzz2KaR6ovUb)