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Purchasing Managers' Index of Chicago (Chicago PMI) represents a summary report of surveying Chicago managers specializing in industrial purchases. Obtained results allow evaluating current conditions of manufacturing orders, inventories as well as price dynamics in this manufacturing field. Should the final value be under “45-50” level, it tells about negative economic tendencies. This index is announced on a monthly basis on the last business day at 10:00 a.m EST (New York). Its market influence is strong, because forecast of PMI published later depend on the index. Growht of Chicago PMI is accompanies by consolidation of national currency.
The market where spot (ie as per current rate) operations take place is called spot market. Operations of spot type are exactly those operations, which are the most popular on the Forex market. Quotes, which many people accustomed to in the window of trading terminal are called spot rate. It is accepted that settlement date for current conversion operations is the second business day after transaction is made. But it is only related to serious financial bodies. For common traders working on the Forex market via the Internet all current data is rendered in the terminal, trades are made within split seconds, therefore such criteria as settlement date cannot be accounted here. Also it is noteworthy that as compared with all other conversion operations, spot operations bear the highest risk. Forward conversion operations include forwards, futures, options and swaps. Listed instruments are also called derivatives. They were made in order to mitigate risks caused by unfavorable change of currency rate in the future.
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