New Skills
- ✅ Handle professional banking phone calls
- ✅ Clarify, negotiate, and confirm deal details verbally to avoid mistakes
Reviewed Skills
- ✅ Use core banking terminology correctly
| Concept | Definition | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| subject to market conditions | dependent on current market factors | The offer was subject to market conditions. | رهنا بظروف السوق |
| spot basis T plus two | a transaction settled two business days after trade date | The deal settled on a spot basis T plus two. | التسوية الفورية بعد يومين |
| settlement instructions | details on how payment is made | The client confirmed settlement instructions. | تعليمات التسوية |
| prevailing market level | the current market price | The prevailing market level was stable. | مستوى السوق السائد |
| notional amount | the total value of the trade | The notional amount was five million euros. | القيمة الاسمية |
| market volatility | how much prices change in the market | Market volatility increased today. | تقلبات السوق |
| market liquidity | how easily assets can be bought or sold | Market liquidity was strong during the trade. | سيولة السوق |
| foreign exchange transaction | the exchange of one currency for another | The bank completed a foreign exchange transaction today. | معاملة صرف أجنبي |
| currency pair | two currencies quoted together for trading | The trader checked the euro dollar currency pair. | زوج عملات |
| beneficiary account | the account receiving the funds | Funds were sent to the beneficiary account. | حساب المستفيد |
| acknowledge internally | to confirm within an organisation | The team will acknowledge internally. | التأكيد داخليا |
🎲 Write the words
Enter into a deal
Treasury Officer: Good morning, Treasury Department, this is Mohammad speaking.
Counterparty: Good morning, Mohammad. This is Ahmad from Global Bank. I’m calling regarding a potential foreign exchange transaction.
Treasury Officer: Good morning, Ahmad. Certainly. Could you explain the nature of the transaction and the currency pair involved?
Counterparty: Yes. We’re looking to sell euros and buy US dollars on a spot basis.
Treasury Officer: Understood. What is the principal amount you’re considering for this transaction?
Counterparty: Five million euros.
Treasury Officer: Alright. Just to confirm, this is a potential deal at this stage and subject to market conditions. Once agreed, execution would follow immediately.
Counterparty: That’s correct.
Treasury Officer: The current market level is around 1.1715, based on prevailing market liquidity. What rate are you targeting?
Counterparty: We were hoping to reach .7129
Treasury Officer: Let me check the market… Alright, that level is a bit too steep for us given current volatility. We can enter into a deal at 1.1720 for the full notional amount.
Counterparty: That’s slightly on the low end from our perspective. Can we meet in the middle at 1.1725?
Treasury Officer: Yes, that works for us. To recap the transaction: You are selling five million euros against US dollars at a rate of 1.1725.
Counterparty: Confirmed. Settlement will be on a spot basis, T plus two. The value date will be two business days from today.
Treasury Officer: Yes, that’s acceptable. Regarding settlement instructions, please confirm which account you would like to nominate on your side.
Counterparty: We will nominate our USD account with Central Bank London as the beneficiary account.
Treasury Officer: Noted. We will deliver funds to our nominated account accordingly. Once the call is concluded, could you document the deal in a confirmation email including all agreed terms?
Counterparty: Of course. The transaction will be considered fully concluded once we receive your confirmation by email and acknowledge it internally.
Treasury Officer: Perfect. Thank you for the call.
Counterparty: Thank you, Mohammad. Goodbye.
Notice the correct use of tenses
- Present for facts
- Future for actions
- Conditional for proposals
Notice the clear sequencing of a deal
- Verbal discussion
- Agreement
- Execution
- Written confirmation
- Acknowledgment

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