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Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)

What is the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)? The Hong Kong Dollar refers to Hong Kong’s national currency and is represented by the ISO code HKD and symbol HK$. It is also used as an alternate currency in Macau, where it circulates along with the Macanese pataca. HKD is among the most exchanged currencies around the…

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Swedish Krona (SEK)

What is the Swedish Krona (SEK)? The Swedish Krona refers to Sweden’s official currency and is represented by ISO code SEK. It is also called the Swedish crown since, in Swedish, krona simply means “crown.” The responsibility of issuing SEK banknotes and coins lies with the Sveriges Riksbank, also identified as the Bank of Sweden…

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Philippine Peso (PHP)

What is the Philippine Peso (PHP)? The Philippine Peso refers to the Philippines’s official currency and is represented by ISO code PHP. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines’ central bank, mints and prints the banknotes and the coins at its complex in Quezon City. PHP is also called piso, a Filipino name. Since…

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Afghan Afghani (AFN)

What is the Afghan Afghani (AFN)? Afghan Afghani refers to the official currency of Afghanistan and is represented by ISO code AFN. It is issued by Da Afghanistan Bank, the country’s central bank, which aims to minimize the likelihood of inflation while retaining a floating exchange rate system. In recent decades, Afghanistan experienced many modifications…

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Quiet Period

What is a Quiet Period? A quiet period refers to, essentially, a blackout of information time period for communications from publicly traded companies, a practice that is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States. So-called “quiet periods” actually exist in reference to two situations for companies that issue public stock…

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New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

What is the New Zealand Dollar (NZD)? The New Zealand Dollar is the legal currency of the island nation of New Zealand. The country is actually made up of a collection of more than 600 islands that stretch over an area of 100,000 square miles. Its two main land masses are the North Islands and…

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Jamaican Dollar (JMD)

What is the Jamaican Dollar (JMD)? The Jamaican Dollar is the official currency of the Caribbean Sea nation of Jamaica, which was part of the British West Indies prior to becoming an independent country in 1962. The Jamaican dollar, designated as J$ or JA$, is divided into 100 cents. However, the country’s central bank –…

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Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)

What is the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)? The Indonesian rupiah – denoted with the symbol Rp – is the official currency of the sovereign Republic of Indonesia. Indonesia’s currency is authorized and issued by the Republic’s central bank, Bank Indonesia. In some instances, Indonesians will casually refer to the rupiah as “peak,” which translates as “silver.”…

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Danish Krone (DKK)

What is the Danish Krone (DKK)? The Danish Krone is the legal tender of the Kingdom of Denmark – and also of the Faroe Islands and Greenland, two Danish territories. The krone is sometimes referred to by its translation into English – “crown.” It is subdivided into 100 øre, which are comparable to cents in…

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Argentine Peso (ARS)

What is the Argentine Peso (ARS)? The Argentine Peso is the official currency of the Argentine Republic, which is the largest (by area) Spanish-speaking country in the world. The peso, which is divided into 100 centavos, is designated simply with an ordinary dollar sign. The foreign exchange market symbol for the Argentine peso is ARS….

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