Question 1

Using the table shown,what is the spot cross-exchange rate between pounds and euro?

Accepted Answer

A) €1.00 = £0.75 
B) £1.33 = €1.00 
C) £1.00 = €0.75 
D) none of the above 
A) €1.00 = £0.75 
B) £1.33 = €1.00 
C) £1.00 = €0.75 
D) none of the above

Question 2

Suppose a bank customer with €1,000,000 wishes to trade out of euro and into Japanese yen.The dollar-euro exchange rate is quoted as $1.60 = €1.00 and the dollar-yen exchange rate is quoted at $1.00 = ¥120.How many yen will the customer get?

Accepted Answer

A) ¥192,000,000 
B) ¥5,208,333 
C) ¥75,000,000 
D) ¥5,208.33 
A) ¥192,000,000 
B) ¥5,208,333 
C) ¥75,000,000 
D) ¥5,208.33

Question 3

An exchange-traded fund (ETF)is

Accepted Answer

A) the same thing as a mutual fund. 
B) a portfolio of financial assets in which shares representing fractional ownership of the fund are sold and redeemed by the fund sponsor. 
C) a portfolio of financial assets in which shares representing fractional ownership of the fund trade on an organized exchange. 
D) none of the above. 
A) the same thing as a mutual fund. 
B) a portfolio of financial assets in which shares representing fractional ownership of the fund are sold and redeemed by the fund sponsor. 
C) a portfolio of financial assets in which shares representing fractional ownership of the fund trade on an organized exchange. 
D) none of the above.

Question 4

Including the transactions costs of the bid-ask spread,the euro-pound cross exchange rate for a customer who wants to sell euro and buy pounds can be computed as

Accepted Answer

A) Sb(£/€) = Sb($/€) * Sb(£/$) 
B) Sa(€/£) = Sa(€/$) * Sa($/£) 
C) Sb(€/£) = Sb($/€) *  
D) All of the above 
A) Sb(£/€) = Sb($/€) * Sb(£/$) 
B) Sa(€/£) = Sa(€/$) * Sa($/£) 
C) Sb(€/£) = Sb($/€) *  
D) All of the above

Question 5

Find the no-arbitrage cross exchange rate.The dollar-euro exchange rate is quoted as $1.60 = €1.00 and the dollar-pound exchange rate is quoted at $2.00 = £1.00.

Accepted Answer

A) €1.25/£1.00 
B) $1.25/£1.00 
C) £1.25/€1.00 
D) €0.80/£1.00 
A) €1.25/£1.00 
B) $1.25/£1.00 
C) £1.25/€1.00 
D) €0.80/£1.00

Question 6

In the Interbank market,the standard size of a trade among large banks in the major currencies is

Accepted Answer

A) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $10,000,000,000. 
B) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $10,000,000. 
C) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $100,000. 
D) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $1,000. 
A) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $10,000,000,000. 
B) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $10,000,000. 
C) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $100,000. 
D) for the U.S.-dollar equivalent of $1,000.

Question 7

Suppose the spot ask exchange rate,Sa($|£),is $1.90 = £1.00 and the spot bid exchange rate,Sb($|£),is $1.89 = £1.00.If you were to buy $10,000,000 worth of British pounds and then sell them five minutes later,how much of your $10,000,000 would be "eaten" by the bid-ask spread?

Accepted Answer

A) $1,000,000 
B) $52,910.05 
C) $100,000 
D) $52,631.58 
A) $1,000,000 
B) $52,910.05 
C) $100,000 
D) $52,631.58

Question 8

What is the ASK cross-exchange rate for Canadian dollars priced in euro? Hint: Find the price that a currency dealer will take in euro to sell Canadian dollars.

Accepted Answer

A) €0.6094/CAD 
B) €0.6104/CAD 
C) €0.6181/CAD 
D) €0.6191/CAD 
A) €0.6094/CAD 
B) €0.6104/CAD 
C) €0.6181/CAD 
D) €0.6191/CAD

Question 9

In conversation,interbank foreign exchange traders use a shorthand abbreviation in expressing spot currency quotations.Consider a $/£ bid-ask quote of $1.9072-$1.9077.The "big figure",assumed to be known to all traders is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.9077 
B) 1 
C) 1.90 
D) 77 
A) 1.9077 
B) 1 
C) 1.90 
D) 77

Question 10

Most interbank trades are

Accepted Answer

A) speculative or arbitrage transactions. 
B) simple order processing for the retail client. 
C) overnight loans from one bank to another. 
D) brokered by dealers. 
A) speculative or arbitrage transactions. 
B) simple order processing for the retail client. 
C) overnight loans from one bank to another. 
D) brokered by dealers.

Question 11

-Using the table,what is 3-month forward premium or discount (expressed as an annual percentage rate)for the British pound in terms of U.S.dollars?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Suppose you observe the following exchange rates: €1 = $1.50; ¥120 = $1.00.Calculate the euro-pound exchange rate.

Accepted Answer

A) ¥133.33 = €1.00 
B) €1.00 = ¥180 
C) ¥80 = €1.00 
D) €1 = £2.50 
A) ¥133.33 = €1.00 
B) €1.00 = ¥180 
C) ¥80 = €1.00 
D) €1 = £2.50

Question 13

Using the table above,what is the bid price of pounds in terms of euro?

Accepted Answer

A) €1.3371/£ 
B) €1.3378/£ 
C) £0.7475/€ 
D) £0.7479/€ 
A) €1.3371/£ 
B) €1.3378/£ 
C) £0.7475/€ 
D) £0.7479/€

Question 14

-Using the table,what is the Canadian dollar-euro spot cross-exchange rate?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Suppose that the current exchange rate is €1.00 = $1.60.The indirect quote,from the U.S.perspective is

Accepted Answer

A) €1.00 = $1.60. 
B) €0.6250 = $1.00. 
C) €1.60 = $1.00. 
D) None of the above 
A) €1.00 = $1.60. 
B) €0.6250 = $1.00. 
C) €1.60 = $1.00. 
D) None of the above

Question 16

The dollar-euro exchange rate is $1.25 = €1.00 and the dollar-yen exchange rate is ¥100 = $1.00.What is the euro-yen cross rate?

Accepted Answer

A) ¥125 = €1.00 
B) ¥1.00 = €125 
C) ¥1.00 = €0.80 
D) None of the above 
A) ¥125 = €1.00 
B) ¥1.00 = €125 
C) ¥1.00 = €0.80 
D) None of the above

Question 17

The SF/$ spot exchange rate is SF1.25/$ and the 180 day forward exchange rate is SF1.30/$.The forward premium (discount)is

Accepted Answer

A) the dollar is trading at an 8% premium to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days. 
B) the dollar is trading at a 4% premium to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days. 
C) the dollar is trading at an 8% discount to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days. 
D) the dollar is trading at a 4% discount to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days. 
A) the dollar is trading at an 8% premium to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days. 
B) the dollar is trading at a 4% premium to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days. 
C) the dollar is trading at an 8% discount to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days. 
D) the dollar is trading at a 4% discount to the Swiss franc for delivery in 180 days.

Question 18

Using the table above,what is the bid price of euro in terms of pounds?

Accepted Answer

A) €1.3371/£ 
B) €1.3378/£ 
C) £0.7475/€ 
D) £0.7479/€ 
A) €1.3371/£ 
B) €1.3378/£ 
C) £0.7475/€ 
D) £0.7479/€

Question 19

You are a U.S.-based treasurer with $1,000,000 to invest.The dollar-euro exchange rate is quoted as $1.20 = €1.00 and the dollar-pound exchange rate is quoted at $1.80 = £1.00.If a bank quotes you a cross rate of £1.00 = €1.50 how much money can an astute trader make?

Accepted Answer

A) No arbitrage is possible 
B) $1,160,000 
C) $500,000 
D) $250,000 
A) No arbitrage is possible 
B) $1,160,000 
C) $500,000 
D) $250,000

Question 20

Which of the following are correct?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D) All of the above are correct 
A)    
B)    
C)    
D) All of the above are correct

Exam 5: The Market for Foreign Exchange

Using the table shown,what is the spot cross-exchange rate between pounds and euro?

Suppose a bank customer with €1,000,000 wishes to trade out of euro and into Japanese yen.The dollar-euro exchange rate is quoted as $1.60 = €1.00 and the dollar-yen exchange rate is quoted at $1.00 = ¥120.How many yen will the customer get?

An exchange-traded fund (ETF)is

Including the transactions costs of the bid-ask spread,the euro-pound cross exchange rate for a customer who wants to sell euro and buy pounds can be computed as

Find the no-arbitrage cross exchange rate.The dollar-euro exchange rate is quoted as $1.60 = €1.00 and the dollar-pound exchange rate is quoted at $2.00 = £1.00.

In the Interbank market,the standard size of a trade among large banks in the major currencies is

Suppose the spot ask exchange rate,Sa($|£),is $1.90 = £1.00 and the spot bid exchange rate,Sb($|£),is $1.89 = £1.00.If you were to buy $10,000,000 worth of British pounds and then sell them five minutes later,how much of your $10,000,000 would be "eaten" by the bid-ask spread?

What is the ASK cross-exchange rate for Canadian dollars priced in euro? Hint: Find the price that a currency dealer will take in euro to sell Canadian dollars.

In conversation,interbank foreign exchange traders use a shorthand abbreviation in expressing spot currency quotations.Consider a $/£ bid-ask quote of $1.9072-$1.9077.The "big figure",assumed to be known to all traders is _____.

Most interbank trades are

-Using the table,what is 3-month forward premium or discount (expressed as an annual percentage rate)for the British pound in terms of U.S.dollars?

Suppose you observe the following exchange rates: €1 = $1.50; ¥120 = $1.00.Calculate the euro-pound exchange rate.

Using the table above,what is the bid price of pounds in terms of euro?

-Using the table,what is the Canadian dollar-euro spot cross-exchange rate?

Suppose that the current exchange rate is €1.00 = $1.60.The indirect quote,from the U.S.perspective is

The dollar-euro exchange rate is $1.25 = €1.00 and the dollar-yen exchange rate is ¥100 = $1.00.What is the euro-yen cross rate?

The SF/$ spot exchange rate is SF1.25/$ and the 180 day forward exchange rate is SF1.30/$.The forward premium (discount)is

Using the table above,what is the bid price of euro in terms of pounds?

You are a U.S.-based treasurer with $1,000,000 to invest.The dollar-euro exchange rate is quoted as $1.20 = €1.00 and the dollar-pound exchange rate is quoted at $1.80 = £1.00.If a bank quotes you a cross rate of £1.00 = €1.50 how much money can an astute trader make?

Which of the following are correct?

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Suppose the spot ask exchange rate,S^a($|£),is $1.90 = £1.00 and the spot bid exchange rate,S^b($|£),is $1.89 = £1.00.If you were to buy $10,000,000 worth of British pounds and then sell them five minutes later,how much of your $10,000,000 would be "eaten" by the bid-ask spread?