Definition of Quota

Quota

See import quota.

Quotation

The bid and offered prices a dealer is willing to buy or sell at.

Import Quota

Restriction on the quantity of a foreign good that can be imported.

NASDAQ

National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic quotation System. An electronic quotation
system that provides price quotations to market participants about the more actively traded common stock
issues in the OTC market. About 4,000 common stock issues are included in the NASDAQ system.

Nominal exchange rate

The actual foreign exchange quotation in contrast to the real exchange rate that has
been adjusted for changes in purchasing power.

Nominal price

Price quotations on futures for a period in which no actual trading took place.

Production-flow commitment

An agreement by the loan purchaser to allow the monthly loan quota to be
delivered in batches.

Protectionism

Protecting domestic industry from import competition by means of tariffs, quotas, and other
trade barriers.

Free Trade

The absence of any government restrictions, such as tariffs or quotas, on imports or exports.

NASDAQ

The automatic quotation system of the National Association of Securities Dealers, providing brokers and dealers with price quotations for over-the-counter stocks.

Protectionism

Policy of tariffs or import quotas to protect domestic producers from foreign competition.

Nonmarketable Security

A debt or equity security for which there is no posted price or bidand-
ask quotation available on a securities exchange or over-the-counter market.

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