LEADS AND LAGS
The practice of altering the normal payment or receipts in a foreign exchange transaction. If a currency is expected to increase, the transaction will be accelerated (leads); but if it decreases, the transaction will slow down (lags). This is done to improve profits and reduce losses.
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