A Foreign Currency Option Is an Agreement Between a Holder

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A foreign currency option is an agreement between a holder (corporation) and a writer (commercial bank) giving the holder the right to buy or sell a certain amount of foreign currency at any time through some specified date.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to update account balances before preparing financial statements.

Financial Statements

Documents that provide an overview of a company's financial condition, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

Journalized

The process of recording transactions in a journal before they are posted to the general ledger in accounting.

Income Summary Account

A temporary account used in the closing process that aggregates all income and expense accounts to determine net income or loss for a period.