Definitions for "Currencies"
international investing means buying: (a) a foreign security and, as a result; (b) the currency in which that security is denominated. Portfolio managers either filter out (hedge), actively manage, or seek foreign currency exposure depending on the expected trend in value for the investor's home currency relative to the foreign currency.
Keywords:  yen, dollar, japanese, traded, well
Money issued by governments. Some of the most well known and traded currencies include the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen.