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Assume the euro/dollar exchange rate quoted in Tokyo at 6 a.m. is €1 = $1.00. If the New York euro/dollar exchange rate at the same time (5 p.m. New York time) is €1 = $1.35, a dealer could make a profit through
arbitrage.
Assume that the interest rate on borrowings in Argentina is 3 percent, but the interest rate on deposits in British banks is 9 percent. A trader borrows 1 million Argentine pesos, then converts the money into British pounds and deposits it in a British bank. What is the trader involved in?
carry trade
A(n) _____ refers to the simultaneous purchase and sale of a given amount of foreign exchange for two different value dates.
currency swap
The extent to which a firm's future international earning power is affected by changes in exchange rates is known as
economic exposure.
Kendall Wood Products Corp. purchased securities on the London Stock Exchange and then immediately resold them on the New York Stock Exchange at a higher price. The profits from this transaction were used to buy new machinery for the mill. This company engaged in
arbitrage.
Jacob is the chief financial officer for RinseAll Detergent products. His company is interested in investing in a facility in Indonesia, but he is worried about unpredictable fluctuations in future exchange rates, which could cost his company millions of dollars. One way to ensure against this exchange risk is for Jacob to use
hedging.
An American company sold heavy building materials to the government of Taiwan. Instead of receiving U.S. dollars, the company agreed to take payment in the form of Taiwanese goods. This is an example of
countertrade.
Translation exposure refers to the
impact of currency exchange rate changes on the reported financial statements of a company.
A(n) _____ market is one in which prices do not reflect all available information.
inefficient
Carlos is the manager of an American company. He expects the value of the British pound to appreciate in the near future and so delays the collection of payments from British customers until the next month. Which tactic is Carlos using to minimize the foreign exchange exposure?
lag strategy
Assume that the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen is $1 = ¥150. A book that retails for $10 in New York should sell for ¥1,500 in Tokyo, if there are no trade barriers and transportation costs, according to the
law of one price.
TransWare Inc., based in Atlanta, has a plant in Russia that builds road equipment. Each year this plant has been profitable, but TransWare Inc. is not able to convert the profits into U.S. dollars and take them out of the country. What type of convertibility does this represent?
nonconvertible
In terms of the approaches to exchange rate forecasting, _____ is based on the premise that there are analyzable market trends and waves and that previous trends and waves can be used to predict future trends and waves.
technical analysis
The movement of traders like a herd, all in the same direction and at the same time, in response to each other's perceived actions, is called
the bandwagon effect
A currency is considered freely convertible when
the country's government allows both residents and nonresidents to purchase unlimited amounts of a foreign currency with it.
Assume that the exchange rate between the euro and the dollar is €1.00 = $1.50. An American tourist in Germany is buying a product whose price is €80. How much in U.S. dollars would the tourist have to pay to buy the product?
$120 1.50 x 80
Rae feels it is best for her company to pay their foreign supplier in Panama this month even though they will receive product for another six months. She recently learned that the currency in Panama is expected to appreciate and, by paying the supplier now, her company will save money. This is an example of
a forecast strategy.
