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1. ''Law''.
(NDF). A foreign currency financial derivative contract. An NDF differs from an outright foreign currency forward contract in that there is no physical settlement of two currencies at maturity. Rather, a net cash settlement is made by one party to the other.
 
Most commonly, the formation of a company.
 
More broadly, the formation of an entity that has a separate legal personality from its members.
 
 
2.
 
The transfer of an existing (unincorporated) business into a company structure.
 
 
3.
 
Taking anything into something larger.


NDFs are commonly used to hedge foreign currency risks in emerging markets where local currencies are not freely convertible, or where there are restrictions on capital movements. An NDF market might then develop in an offshore financial centre, with contracts settled in major foreign currencies, such as the US dollar.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Articles of incorporation]]
* [[Contract for differences]]
* [[Certificate of incorporation]]
* [[Foreign exchange forward contract]]
* [[Companies registry]]
* [[Company]]
* [[Corporation]]
* [[Corporation Tax]]
* [[Dissolution]]
* [[Legal personality]]
* [[Limited liability]]
* [[Partnership]]
* [[Shelf company]]
* [[Sole trader]]
* [[Statutory company]]
* [[Unincorporated]]
* [[Veil of incorporation]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]

Revision as of 14:20, 23 October 2012

(NDF). A foreign currency financial derivative contract. An NDF differs from an outright foreign currency forward contract in that there is no physical settlement of two currencies at maturity. Rather, a net cash settlement is made by one party to the other.

NDFs are commonly used to hedge foreign currency risks in emerging markets where local currencies are not freely convertible, or where there are restrictions on capital movements. An NDF market might then develop in an offshore financial centre, with contracts settled in major foreign currencies, such as the US dollar.

See also