True False status: not answered correct: true your answer: 3 The Eurocurrency market consists mainly of loans and deposits, typically of $1 million or more.. status: not answered co
Trang 1Which of the following is a direct quote from the U.S perspective?
a $1.60/Pound
b E0.95/$
c C$1.65/$
d Y100/Euro
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correct: a
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2
International diversification can increase risk-adjusted returns if countries' returns are not perfectly positively correlated
True
False
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correct: true
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3
The Eurocurrency market consists mainly of loans and deposits, typically of $1 million or more
True
False
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correct: true
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Trang 2The bid-ask spread in the foreign exchange market is:
a smaller for actively traded (major) currencies
b the compensation to banks for bearing risk
c the transactions cost for buying and selling currencies
d All of the answers are correct
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correct: d
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5
The Bretton Woods agreement was a system of fixed exchange rates, though not a Gold Standard
True
False
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correct: true
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6
The Eurocurrency market is the market for the Euro
True
False
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correct: false
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7
A company needs to buy E10 million The quote is E0.950/$-0.980/$ How much does it cost the company to buy the Euros?
a $9,800,000
b $10,526,316
Trang 3c $10,204,082
d None of the answers are correct
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correct: c
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8
There is a fully integrated world stock market
True
False
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correct: false
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9
The foreign exchange market closes at:
a 5 PM Eastern Standard Time
b 5 PM Greenwich Mean Time
c 5 PM in Tokyo
d never
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correct: d
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10
Because the U.S capital markets are so large, American companies do not have to list
on foreign stock exchanges
True
False
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correct: false
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Trang 4The center of worldwide foreign exchange trading is:
a London
b New York
c Paris
d Tokyo
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correct: a
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12
The Eurocurrency market primarily concentrates on:
a long-term lending in Euros to borrowers outside of the EU
b short-term lending (one year or less) in any currency outside the country of issue
c medium-term lending of dollars in Europe
d placing bonds with investors in Japan
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correct: b
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13
A cross-rate is an exchange rate where neither currency is the dollar
True
False
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correct: true
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14
The bid-ask spread represents compensation to the market maker for making the market
in foreign exchange
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False
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correct: true
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15
Which of the following are characteristics of most Eurobonds?
a call provisions
b bearer form
c few restrictive covenants
d All of the answers are correct
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correct: d
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16
A bank quotes the pound at $1.60-$1.65 The percent bid-ask spread is:
a 3.125%
b 3.030%
c 5.000%
d None of the answers are correct
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correct: b
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Trang 6You just received a gift from a friend consisting of 1,000 Thai baht, which you would like to exchange for Australian dollars (A$) You observe that exchange rate quotes for the baht are currently $.0230/TB - $0.0250/TB, while quotes for the Australian dollar are $.5760/A$ - $.5820/A$ How many Australian dollars should you expect to receive for your baht?
a A$39.93
b A$25,043.48
c A$553.00
d None of the answers are correct
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correct: a
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18
An indirect quote for Japanese yen is:
a the number of yen per dollar
b the value of one yen in dollars
c a right, not an obligation, to exchange yen in the future
d the rate set today to trade yen in the future
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correct: a
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19
Only private companies, not governments, borrow in the Eurobond market
True
False
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correct: false
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Trang 7The spot foreign exchange market is composed of:
a interbank dealers
b foreign exchange brokers
c electronic matching systems
d All of the answers are correct
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correct: d
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21
Euros are the currency of denomination for the majority of bonds in the Eurobond market
True
False
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correct: false
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22
Exchange rates in the Gold Standard were set through the value of currencies in terms of gold
True
False
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correct: true
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23
Shares of non-U.S firms that issue stock in the U.S and list on the U.S stock exchanges are called American Depository Receipts
True
False
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correct: true
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24
A syndicate is:
a a group of companies that join together to borrow money more cheaply
b a group of banks to underwrite loans
c a group of governments who join together to issue debt more cheaply
d None of the answers are correct
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correct: a
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25
The foreign exchange market trades somewhere 24 hours a day
True
False
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correct: true
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26
Average daily worldwide trading of currencies is:
a $100 billion
b $500 billion
c $1 trillion
d $1.5 trillion
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correct: d
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Trang 9The Eurocurrency market is primarily used by multinational firms for hedging long-term business contracts
True
False
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correct: false
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28
Most exchange rates are quoted in direct terms from the U.S perspective
True
False
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correct: false
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29
Which of the following statements are true?
a Speculators and arbitragers take risk to make a profit while hedgers do not
b.Hedgers and speculators take positions only to make a profit while arbitragers do not
c Arbitragers and speculators make riskless profits while hedgers do not
d Arbitragers make riskless profits while hedgers take positions to reduce risk
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correct: d
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Trang 10Which of the following are provisions of the Single European Act?
a Mobility of capital throughout Europe
b
A bank established in any one of the EU countries has the right to expand into any
or all of the other EU countries
c
Standardization of regulations regarding competition, mergers, and taxes
throughout Europe
d All of the answers are correct
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correct: d
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