QN1. Which of the following is an example of foreign exchange?
a) Exchange of cash issued by a foreign central bank.
b) Exchange of claims denominated in another currency.
c) Exchange of bank deposits.
d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: d) All of the above.
QN2. US firms often find that borrowing from foreign markets:
a) is disadvantageous because the exchange rate risk increases the cost of borrowing.
b) is about the same as borrowing domestically.
c) is more expensive.
d) is less expensive.
Answer
Answer: d) is less expensive.
QN3. Forex trading is always done in pairs?
a) Yes
b) No
Answer
Answer: a) Yes
QN4. The risks of losing money in Forex trading is high, but it is controllable Through
a) Proper education and training
b) SPECULATION
c) Black marketing
Answer
Answer: a) Proper education and training
QN5. If Euros are quoted at price $1.2055 in Citibank in New York, this means that:
a) large banks will quote their own rate while small banks will follow the lead of Citibank.
b) every other bank is quoting the same price.
c) this is the price used by the Central Bank.
d) most banks will probably be in that range.
Answer
Answer: d) most banks will probably be in that range.
QN6. Which of the following are usual suppliers of Euros?
a) US foreign investors remitting profits.
b) European direct investors.
c) US exporters.
d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: d) All of the above.
QN7. The vast majority of large-scale foreign exchange transactions in the US are:
a) done through foreign exchange brokers.
b) done through Morgan-Chase and Deutsche Bank of America.
c) done through Interbank.
d) done through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Answer
Answer: c) done through Interbank.
QN8. If a company contracts today for some future date of actual currency exchange, they will be making use of a:
a) stock rate.
b) variable rate.
c) futures rate.
d) forward rate.
Answer
Answer: d) forward rate.
QN9. Which of the following might affect the cost of a trip to Japan by a resident of Britain?
a) The depreciation of the Euro.
b) The time at which the British resident purchases Yen.
c) The depreciation of the US dollar.
d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: b) The time at which the British resident purchases Yen.
QN10. A company that functions to unite sellers and buyers of foreign currency-denominated bank deposits is called:
a) a broker.
b) an investor.
c) a wholesaler.
d) a bank
Answer
Answer: a) a broker.
QN11. _______ contracts are more widely accessible to firms and individuals than ______ contracts.
a) Futures; forward
b) Forward; futures
c) Forward; arbitrageur
d) Arbitrageur; forward
Answer
Answer: a) Futures; forward
QN12. If the euro dollar deposit rate is 3% per year and the euro-euro rate is 6% per year, by how much will the euro be expected to devalue in the coming year?
a) 0.3%
b) 2.0%
c) 2.9%
d) 3.0%
Answer
Answer: c) 2.9%
QN13. According to which theory will differences in nominal interest rates be eliminated in the exchange rate?
a) The PPP.
b) The Fisher effect.
c) The Leontief paradox.
d) The combined equilibrium theory.
Answer
Answer: b) The Fisher effect.
QN14. If inflation goes up in the US relative to other countries, it is expected that the price of the US dollar will:
a) increase.
b) remain the same.
c) fall.
d) may increase or decrease.
Answer
Answer: c) fall.
QN15. Which of the following is an exchange risk management technique through which the firm contracts with a third party to pass exchange risk onto that party, via instruments such as forward contracts, futures, and options?
a) Diversification.
b) Risk avoidance.
c) Risk transfer.
d) Risk adaptation.
Answer
Answer: c) Risk transfer.
QN16. What is the base interest rate paid on deposits among banks in the eurocurrency market called?
a) INEC.
b) EUIN.
c) LIBOR.
d) INEU.
Answer
Answer: c) LIBOR.
QN17. A commercial bank estimates that its net income suffers whenever interest rates increase. The bank is looking to use derivatives to reduce its interest rate risk. Which of the following strategies best protects the bank against rising interest rates?
a. Buying inverse floaters.
b. Entering into an interest rate swap where the bank receives a fixed payment stream, and in return agrees to make payments that float with market interest rates.
c. Purchase principal only (PO) strips that decline in value whenever interest rates rise.
d. Enter into a short hedge where the bank agrees to sell interest rate futures.
e. Sell some of the banks floating rate loans and use the proceeds to make fixed rate loans.
Answer
Answer: b. Entering into an interest rate swap where the bank receives a fixed payment stream, and in return agrees to make payments that float with market interest rates.
QN18. Company A can issue floating rate debt at LIBOR + 1 percent and can issue fixed rate debt at 9 percent. Company B can issue floating rate debt at LIBOR + 1.4 percent and can issue fixed rate debt at 9.4 percent. Suppose A issues floating rate debt and B issues fixed rate debt. They engage in the following swap: A will make a fixed 7.95 percent payment to B, and B will make a floating rate payment equal to LIBOR to A. What are the resulting net payments of A and B?
a. A pays a fixed rate of 9 percent, B pays LIBOR + 1.5 percent.
b. A pays a fixed rate of 8.95 percent, B pays LIBOR + 1.45 percent.
c. A pays LIBOR plus 1 percent, B pays a fixed rate of 9.4 percent.
d. A pays a fixed rate of 7.95 percent, B pays LIBOR.
e. None of the answers above is correct.
Answer
Answer: a. A pays a fixed rate of 9 percent, B pays LIBOR + 1.5 percent.
QN19. Which of the following are not ways in which risk management can increase the value of a company?
a. Risk management can increase debt capacity.
b. Risk management can help a firm maintain its optimal capital budget.
c. Risk management can reduce the expected costs of financial distress.
d. Risk management can help firms minimize taxes.
e. Risk management can allow managers to maximize their bonuses.
Answer
Answer: e. Risk management can allow managers to maximize their bonuses.
QN20. Which of the following statements is most correct?
a. One advantage of forward contracts is that they are default free.
b. Futures contracts generally trade on an organized exchange and are marked to market daily.
c. Goods are never delivered under forward contracts, but are almost always delivered under futures contracts.
d. Answers a and c are correct.
e. None of the answers above is correct.
Answer
Answer: b. Futures contracts generally trade on an organized exchange and are marked to market daily.
QN21. Multinational financial management requires that
a. The effects of changing currency values be included in financial analyses.
b. Legal and economic differences be considered in financial decisions.
c. Political risk be excluded from multinational corporate financial analyses.
d. All of the above.
e. Only a and b above.
Answer
Answer: d. All of the above.
QN22. If the inflation rate in the United States is greater than the inflation rate in Sweden, other things held constant, the Swedish currency will
a. Appreciate against the U.S. dollar.
b. Depreciate against the U.S. dollar.
c. Remain unchanged against the U.S. dollar.
d. Appreciate against other major currencies.
e. Appreciate against the dollar and other major currencies.
Answer
Answer: a. Appreciate against the U.S. dollar.
QN23. If one Swiss franc can purchase $0.71 U.S. dollars, how many Swiss francs can one U.S. dollar buy?
a. 0.71
b. 1.41
c. 1.00
d. 2.81
e. 0.50
Answer
Answer: b. 1.41
QN24. If the spot rate of the French franc is 5.51 francs per dollar and the 180-day forward rate is 5.97 francs per dollar, then the forward rate for the French franc is selling at a ____ to the spot rate.
a. premium of 8%
b. premium of 18%
c. discount of 18%
d. discount of 8%
e. premium of 16%
Answer
Answer: d. discount of 8%
QN25. The relationship between the exchange rate and the prices of tradable goods is known as the:
a) Purchasing-power-parity theory
b) Asset-markets theory
c) Monetary theory
d) Balance-of-payments theory
Answer
Answer: a) Purchasing-power-parity theory
QN26. If wheat costs $4 per bushel in the United States and 2 pounds per bushel in Great Britain, then in the presence of purchasing-power parity the exchange rate should be:
a) $.50 per pound
b) $1.00 per pound
c) $2.00 per pound
d) $8.00 per pound
Answer
Answer: c) $2.00 per pound
QN27. A primary reason that explains the appreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar in the 1980s is:
a) Large trade surpluses for the United States
b) High inflation rates in the United States
c) Lack of investor confidence in the U.S. monetary policy
d) High interest rates in the United States
Answer
Answer: d) High interest rates in the United States
QN28. When the price of foreign currency (i.e., the exchange rate) is above the equilibrium level:
a) An excess supply of that currency exists in the foreign exchange market
b) An excess demand for that currency exists in the foreign exchange market
c) The supply of foreign exchange shifts outward to the right
d) The supply of foreign exchange shifts backward to the left
Answer
Answer: a) An excess supply of that currency exists in the foreign exchange market
QN29. The international exchange value of the U.S. dollar is determined by:
a) The rate of inflation in the United States
b) The number of dollars printed by the U.S. government
c) The international demand and supply for dollars
d) The monetary value of gold held at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Answer
Answer: c) The international demand and supply for dollars
QN30. Which of the following is an example of foreign exchange?
a) Exchange of cash issued by a foreign central bank.
b) Exchange of claims denominated in another currency.
c) Exchange of bank deposits.
d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: d) All of the above.
QN31. Which of the following are usual suppliers of Euros?
a) US foreign investors remitting profits.
b) European direct investors.
c) US exporters.
d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: d) All of the above.
Write “T” against the statements which are true and “F” against those which are false.
QN32. Accepting deposits is an essential function of a modern commercial bank.
True
False
Answer
Answer: True
QN33. Granting loan to the borrowers is not the main function of a bank
True
False
Answer
Answer: False
QN34. Ancillary services are also known as supplementary functions of a commercial bank
True
False
Answer
Answer: True
QN35. General utility services are called non-banking services
True
False
Answer
Answer: True
QN36. Services rendered by banks to the general public constitute the main function of banks.
True
False
Answer
Answer: False
QN37. Bank charges some amount for the services rendered
True
False
Answer
Answer: True
QN38. Bank cannot buy and sell shares and debentures on behalf of customers
True
False
Answer
Answer: False
QN39. Bank stands guarantee against loan raised by its customers from other financial institutions
True
False
Answer
Answer: True
QN40. Is there a central location for the Forex Market?
QN39. Bank stands guarantee against loan raised by its customers from other financial institutions
Yes
No
Answer
Answer: No
