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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the market for foreign exchange?
A) The market provides the physical and institutional structure through which the money of one country is exchanged for another.
B) The rate of exchange is determined in the market.
C) Foreign exchange transactions are physically completed in the foreign exchange market.
D) All of the above are true.

Answer: D

A/An ________ is an agreement between a buyer and seller that a fixed amount of one currency will be delivered at a specified rate for some other currency.
A) Eurodollar transaction
B) import/export exchange
C) foreign exchange transaction
D) interbank market transaction

Answer: C

The ________ is the mechanism by which participants transfer purchasing power between countries, obtain or provide credit for international trade transactions, and minimize exposure to the risks of exchange rate changes.
A) futures market
B) federal open market
C) foreign exchange market
D) LIBOR

Answer: C

Which of the following is NOT a motivation identified by the authors as a function of the

foreign exchange market?
A) the transfer of purchasing power between countries
B) obtaining or providing credit for international trade transactions
C) minimizing the risks of exchange rate changes
D) All of the above were identified as functions of the foreign exchange market.

Answer: D

While trading in foreign exchange takes place worldwide, the major currency trading centers are located in:
A) London, New York, and Tokyo.
B) New York, Zurich, and Bahrain.
C) Paris, Frankfurt, and London.
D) Los Angeles, New York, and London.

Answer: A

The authors identify two tiers of foreign exchange markets: A) bank and nonbank foreign exchange.
B) commercial and investment transactions.
C) interbank and client markets.
D) client and retail market.

Answer: C

It is characteristic of foreign exchange dealers to:
A) bring buyers and sellers of currencies together but never to buy and hold an inventory of currency for resale.
B) act as market makers, willing to buy and sell the currencies in which they specialize.
C) trade only with clients in the retail market and never operate in the wholesale market for foreign exchange.
D) All of the above are characteristics of foreign exchange dealers.

Answer: B

Which of the following may be participants in the foreign exchange markets?
A) bank and nonbank foreign exchange dealers
B) central banks and treasuries
C) speculators and arbitrageurs
D) all of the above

Answer: D

________ seek to profit from trading in the market itself rather than having the foreign exchange transaction being incidental to the execution of a commercial or investment transaction.
A) Speculators and arbitrageurs
B) Foreign exchange brokers
C) Central banks
D) Treasuries

Answer: A

In the foreign exchange market, ________ seek all of their profit from exchange rate changes while ________ seek to profit from simultaneous exchange rate differences in different markets.
A) wholesalers; retailers
B) central banks; treasuries
C) speculators; arbitrageurs
D) dealers; brokers

Answer: C

Foreign exchange ________ earn a profit by a bid-ask spread on currencies they purchase and sell. Foreign exchange ________, on the other hand, earn a profit by bringing together buyers and sellers of foreign currencies and earning a commission on each sale and purchase.
A) central banks; treasuries
B) dealers; brokers
C) brokers; dealers
D) speculators; arbitrageurs

Answer: B

________ are agents who facilitate trading between dealers without themselves becoming principals in the transaction.
A) Central banks
B) Foreign exchange brokers
C) Arbitrageurs
D) Foreign exchange dealers

Answer: B

________ are NOT one of the three categories reported for foreign exchange.
A) Spot transactions
B) Swap transactions
C) Strip transactions
D) Futures transactions

Answer: C

A ________ transaction in the foreign exchange market requires an almost immediate delivery (typically within two days) of foreign exchange.
A) spot
B) forward
C) futures
D) none of the above

Answer: A

A ________ transaction in the foreign exchange market requires delivery of foreign exchange at some future date.
A) spot
B) forward
C) swap
D) currency

Answer: B

A forward contract to deliver British pounds for U.S. dollars could be described either as ________ or ________.
A) buying dollars forward; buying pounds forward
B) selling pounds forward; selling dollars forward
C) selling pounds forward; buying dollars forward
D) selling dollars forward; buying pounds forward

Answer: C

A common type of swap transaction in the foreign exchange market is the ________ where the dealer buys the currency in the spot market and sells the same amount back to the same bank in the forward market.
A) "forward against spot"
B) "forspot"
C) "repurchase agreement"
D) "spot against forward"

Answer: D

The ________ is a derivative forward contract that was created in the 1990s. It has the same characteristics and documentation requirements as traditional forward contracts except that they are only settled in U.S. dollars and the foreign currency involved in the transaction is not delivered.
A) nondeliverable forward
B) dollar only forward
C) virtual forward
D) internet forward

Answer: A

Which of the following is NOT true regarding nondeliverable forward (NDF) contracts?
A) NDFs are used primarily for emerging market currencies.
B) Pricing of NDFs reflects basic interest rate differentials plus an additional premium charged for dollar settlement.
C) NDFs can only be traded by central banks.
D) All of the above are true.

Answer: C

A ________ transaction in the interbank market is the simultaneous purchase and sale of a given amount of foreign exchange for two different value dates.
A) spot
B) forward-forward
C) swap
D) futures

Answer: C

Daily trading volume in the foreign exchange market was about ________ per ________ in 2013.
A) $5,300 billion; month
B) $3,300 billion; month
C) $5,300 billion; day
D) $3,300 billion; day

Answer: C

The greatest volume of daily foreign exchange transactions are:
A) spot transactions.
B) forward transactions.
C) swap transactions.
D) This question is inappropriate because the volume of transactions are approximately equal across the three categories above.

Answer: C

The United Kingdom and United States together make up nearly ________ of daily currency trading.
A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 60%

Answer: D

The top three currency pairs traded with the U.S. dollar are: A) U.K. pound, Chinese Yuan, Japanese yen.
B) Swiss franc, euro, Japanese yen.
C) U.K. pound, euro, Japanese yen.
D) euro, Chinese Yuan, Japanese yen.

Answer: C

he greatest amount of foreign exchange trading takes place in the following three cities:
A) New York, London, and Tokyo.
B) New York, Singapore, and Zurich.
C) London, Frankfurt, and Paris.
D) London, Tokyo, and Zurich.

Answer: A

The four currencies that constitute about 80% of all foreign exchange trading are:
A) U.K pound, Chinese yuan, euro, and Japanese yen.
B) U.S. dollar, euro, Chinese yuan, and U.K. pound.
C) U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, euro, and U.K. pound.
D) U.S. dollar, U.K. pound, yen, and Chinese yuan.

Answer: C

A foreign exchange ________ is the price of one currency expressed in terms of another currency. A foreign exchange ________ is a willingness to buy or sell at the announced rate. A) quote; rate
B) quote; quote
C) rate; quote
D) rate; rate

Answer: C

Most foreign exchange transactions are through the U.S. dollar. If the transaction is expressed as the foreign currency per dollar this known as ________ whereas ________ are expressed as dollars per foreign unit.
A) European terms; indirect
B) American terms; direct
C) American terms; European terms
D) European terms; American terms

Answer: D

The following is an example of an American term foreign exchange quote:
A) $20/£
B) €0.85/$
C) ¥100/€
D) none of the above

Answer: A

From the viewpoint of a British investor, which of the following would be a direct quote in the foreign exchange market?
A) SF2.40/£
B) $1.50/£
C) £0.55/€
D) $0.90/€

Answer: C

A/an ________ quote in the United States would be foreign units per dollar, while a/an ________ quote would be in dollars per foreign currency unit.
A) direct; direct
B) direct; indirect
C) indirect; indirect
D) indirect; direct

Answer: D

If the direct quote for a U.S. investor for British pounds is $1.43/£, then the indirect quote for the U.S. investor would be ________ and the direct quote for the British investor would be ________.
A) £0.699/$; £0.699/$
B) $0.699/£; £0.699/$
C) £1.43/£; £0.699/$
D) £0.699/$; $1.43/£

Answer: A

________ make money on currency exchanges by the difference between the ________ price, or the price they offer to pay, and the ________ price, or the price at which they offer to sell the currency.
A) Dealers; ask; bid
B) Dealers; bid; ask
C) Brokers; ask; bid
D) Brokers; bid; ask

Answer: B

Given the following exchange rates, which of the multiple-choice choices represents a potentially profitable intermarket arbitrage opportunity?
¥129.87/$
€1.1226/$
€0.00864/¥
A) ¥115.69/€
B) ¥114.96/€
C) $0.8908/€
D) $0.0077/¥

Answer: B

The U.S. dollar suddenly changes in value against the euro moving from an exchange rate of 0.8909/€ to $0.8709/€. Thus, the dollar has ________ by ________.
A) appreciated; 2.30%
B) depreciated; 2.30%
C) appreciated; 2.24%
D) depreciated; 2.24%

Answer: A

A German firm is attempting to determine the euro/pound exchange rate and has the following exchange rate information: USD/pound = $1.5509/£ and the USD/euro rate = $1.2194/€. Therefore, the euro/pound rate must be:
A) £1.2719/€.
B) €1.2719/£.
C) €0.7316/£.
D) €0.7863/£.

Answer: B