Fixed-term bill buying market - Kigentsukitega takaisoba

…The exchange rate applied to transactions between an exchange bank and its customers is called the buying rate when the exchange bank buys a foreign currency instrument (paying the yen in return) and the selling rate when it sells it (receiving the yen in return). In the above example, there are various buying rates for transactions with Japanese exporters. If this is by telegraphic transfer, the telegraphic buying rate (TTB) is applied, if it is a bill of exchange payable at sight, the bill of exchange buying rate for bills of exchange payable at sight, and if it is a bill of exchange payable at time, the bill of exchange buying rate according to the period (30, 60, 90 days after sight, etc.) is applied. When an exchange bank sells a foreign currency instrument for overseas settlement by a Japanese importer, etc., different exchange rates are applied, mainly taking into account these interest rate factors. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "fixed-term bill buying market" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…為替銀行の対顧客取引に適用される為替相場は，為替銀行の立場から外貨建手段を買う(その見返りに円貨代り金を支払う)場合は買相場，それを売る(円貨代り金を受け取る)場合は売相場というが，上例の日本の輸出業者との取引では各種の買相場があることになる。これが電信振替為替による場合は電信買相場(TTB)が，一覧払手形の場合は一覧払手形買相場が，期限付手形の場合はその期間(一覧後30日，60日，90日など)に応じた期限付手形買相場がそれぞれ適用される。日本の輸入業者などによる対外決済に際し，為替銀行が外貨建手段を売る場合も，主としてこうした金利要因が加味されて，それぞれ異なる為替相場が適用される。…

※「期限付手形買相場」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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