Exam 16: Foreign Exchange Derivative Markets

Assume the following information. • Interest rate on borrowed euros is 5 percent annualized. • Interest rate on dollars loaned out is 6 percent annualized. • Spot rate is 1.10 euros per dollar (one euro = $0.909). • Expected spot rate in five days is 1.15 euros per dollar. • Fabrizio Bank can If Fabrizio Bank attempts to capitalize on the above information, its profit over the five-day period isborrow 10 million euros.

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Question 41

Which of the following is typically used as the basis of a market-based forecast?

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Question 42

A speculator who expects a foreign currency to appreciate could purchase the currency forward and, when received, sell it in the spot market.

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Question 43

When a government influences factors, such as inflation, interest rates, or income, in order to affect currency's value, this is an example of

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Question 44

The primary advantage of currency options over forward and futures contracts is that they provide a right rather than an obligation to purchase or sell a particular currency at a specified pricewithin a given period.

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Question 45

The forward rate is the exchange rate for immediate delivery.

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Question 46

At any given point in time, the price at which banks will buy a currency is ____ the price at which they sell it.

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Question 47

The supply and demand for a currency are influenced by all of the following, except

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Question 48

The forward rate premium reflects the percentage by which the spot rate exceeds the forward rate on an annualized basis.

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Question 49

in the supply of euros for sale will cause the euro to .

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Question 50

The potential benefits from using foreign exchange derivatives are independent of the expected exchange rate movements.

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Question 51

When countries experience substantial net outflows of funds, they commonly use indirect intervention by raising interest rates to discourage excessive outflows of funds and therefore limit anydownward pressure on the value of their currency.

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Question 52

Currency futures contracts are standardized, whereas forward contracts are more flexible and can specify whatever amount and maturity date are desired.

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Question 53

A speculator who expects the euro to appreciate might:

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Question 54

____ forecasting involves the use of historical exchange rate data to predict future values.

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Question 55

In a(n) ____ exchange rate system, the foreign exchange market is totally free from government intervention.

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Question 56

S. interest rates suddenly become much higher than European interest rates (and if this does not cause concern about higher inflation in the United States), the U.S. demand for euros would, and the supply of euros to be exchanged for dollars would , other factors held constant.

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Question 57

Assume an equilibrium state in which European inflation and U.S. inflation are both 4 percent. If U.S. inflation suddenly decreases to 2 percent, the euro will against the dollar by approximately percent, according to purchasing power parity.

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Question 58

The Bretton Woods era was the era

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Exam 16: Foreign Exchange Derivative Markets

Which of the following is typically used as the basis of a market-based forecast?

A speculator who expects a foreign currency to appreciate could purchase the currency forward and, when received, sell it in the spot market.

When a government influences factors, such as inflation, interest rates, or income, in order to affect currency's value, this is an example of

The primary advantage of currency options over forward and futures contracts is that they provide a right rather than an obligation to purchase or sell a particular currency at a specified pricewithin a given period.

The forward rate is the exchange rate for immediate delivery.

At any given point in time, the price at which banks will buy a currency is ____ the price at which they sell it.

The supply and demand for a currency are influenced by all of the following, except

The forward rate premium reflects the percentage by which the spot rate exceeds the forward rate on an annualized basis.

____ in the supply of euros for sale will cause the euro to ____.

The potential benefits from using foreign exchange derivatives are independent of the expected exchange rate movements.

When countries experience substantial net outflows of funds, they commonly use indirect intervention by raising interest rates to discourage excessive outflows of funds and therefore limit anydownward pressure on the value of their currency.

Currency futures contracts are standardized, whereas forward contracts are more flexible and can specify whatever amount and maturity date are desired.

A speculator who expects the euro to appreciate might:

____ forecasting involves the use of historical exchange rate data to predict future values.

In a(n) ____ exchange rate system, the foreign exchange market is totally free from government intervention.

S. interest rates suddenly become much higher than European interest rates (and if this does not cause concern about higher inflation in the United States), the U.S. demand for euros would____, and the supply of euros to be exchanged for dollars would ____, other factors held constant.

Assume an equilibrium state in which European inflation and U.S. inflation are both 4 percent. If U.S. inflation suddenly decreases to 2 percent, the euro will ____ against the dollar by approximately ____ percent, according to purchasing power parity.

The Bretton Woods era was the era

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in the supply of euros for sale will cause the euro to .

S. interest rates suddenly become much higher than European interest rates (and if this does not cause concern about higher inflation in the United States), the U.S. demand for euros would, and the supply of euros to be exchanged for dollars would , other factors held constant.

Assume an equilibrium state in which European inflation and U.S. inflation are both 4 percent. If U.S. inflation suddenly decreases to 2 percent, the euro will against the dollar by approximately percent, according to purchasing power parity.