Exchange rate the value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another .

Equity instruments shall mean dividend bearing securities ( corporate shares , and securities evidencing an investment in an equity fund ) .

Purchase date the date on which the sale of purchased assets by the seller to the buyer becomes effective .

Announcement of longer term refinancing operation Allotment of longer term refinancing operations Settlement of longer term refinancing operations

Opportunity cost is one way to measure the cost of something.

9.2 Grounds for the operation The Member States are responsible for the collection of data required in the Regulation , and operating and administration costs will be almost exclusively met by the national governments .

Interest rate instruments are revalued on an item by item basis .

ECB Annual Report 2006 Interest rate instruments are revalued on an item by item basis .

Interest rate instruments are revalued on an itemby item basis .

Interest rate instruments are revalued on an item by item basis .

Forward transactions in securities shall mean over the counter contracts in which the purchase or sale of an interest rate instrument ( usually a bond or note ) is agreed on the contract date to be delivered at a future date , at a given price .

( d ) cost sharing mechanism ( e ) the cost of capital .

In addition , the EU Council may meet in the composition of the Heads of State or Government .

Outright transaction a transaction where the central bank buys or sells assets outright in the market ( spot or forward ) .

Quick tender the tender procedure used by the Eurosystem for fine tuning operations when it is deemed desirable to have a rapid impact on the liquidity situation in the market .

Main refinancing operation a regular open market operation executed by the Eurosystem in the form of a reverse transaction .

Main refinancing operations are conducted through weekly standard tenders and have a maturity of two weeks . Maintenance period the period over which credit institutions compliance with reserve requirements is calculated .

Pooling system a system for central banks collateral management where the counterparties provide a pool of assets to serve as collateral in their transactions with the central bank .

As for the instruments used , reverse transactions are the main open market instrument of the Eurosystem and can be employed in all four categories of operations .

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Euro area the area encompassing those Member States in which the euro has been adopted as the single currency in accordance with the Treaty and in which a single monetary policy is conducted under the responsibility of the relevant decision making bodies of the ECB . The euro area comprises Belgium , Germany , Spain , France , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Austria , Portugal and Finland .

Non financial corporations one of the institutional sectors in the European System of Accounts 1995 ( ESA 95 ) .

Overview The three central functions of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning are interrelated, especially with the need to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality within reasonable installation, operation, and maintenance costs.

BANKNOTE PRODUCTION SERVICES

the type of operation

Monetary policy instrument

the type of operation

Interest expense Net interest income

preparing an updated cost calculation in order to confirm the overall cost framework ( Euros 500 million for building costs and Euros 850 million total investment costs , based on 2005 prices )

Longer term refinancing operation a regular open market operation executed by the Eurosystem in the form of a reverse transaction .

By contrast with an earmarking system , the underlying assets are not earmarked for individual transactions in a pooling system . Post fixed coupon a coupon on floating rate instruments which is determined on the basis of the values taken by the reference index at a certain date ( certain dates ) during the coupon accrual period .

In some Member States , branches of the national central bank may be closed on NCB business days owing to local or regional bank holidays .

Post fixed coupon a coupon on floating rate instruments which is determined on the basis of the values taken by the reference index at a certain date ( or dates ) during the coupon accrual period .

Pooling system see collateral pooling system .

Minimum bid rate the lower limit to the interest rates at which counterparties may submit bids in variable rate tenders .

Post fixed coupon a coupon on floating rate instruments which is determined on the basis of the values taken by the reference index on a certain date ( or dates ) during the coupon accrual period .

And what about capital costs?

Removal of transaction costs

National central bank ( NCB ) as used in this document , a central bank of an EU Member State which has adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty .

Outright transaction a transaction whereby assets are bought or sold up to their maturity ( spot or forward ) .

Outright transaction a transaction whereby assets are bought or sold up to their maturity ( spot or forward ) .

ECBc The implementation of monetary policy in the euro area February 2005 ANNEX 2 Outright transaction a transaction whereby assets are bought or sold up to their maturity ( spot or forward ) .

Pooling system a system for central banks collateral management where the counterparties provide a pool of assets to serve as collateral in their transactions with the central bank .