The following are quotes from a forex trader on the New York forex market: Split spot quote
Question:
The following are quotes from a forex trader on the New York forex market:
Split | spot quote |
Australian dollar (AUD/USD) | 0,7832 - 0,7834 |
Brazilian Real (USD/BRL) | 3,2335 - 3,2365 |
Pound Sterling (GBP/USD) | 1.3507 - 1.3509 |
Canadian dollar (USD/CAD) | 1.2555 - 1.2557 |
Euros (EUR/USD) | 1.1948 - 1.1949 |
Japanese yen (USD/JPY) | 111,44 - 111,45 |
Mexican Peso (USD/MXP) | 19.3653 - 19.3718 |
New Zealand Dollar (NZD/USD) | 0,7181 - 0,7184 |
Thai Baht (USD/THB) | 32.1240 - 32.1430 |
Egyptian pound (USD/EGP) | 17.6860 - 17.8460 |
Won surcoreano (USD/KRW) | 1067,53 - 1069,53 |
Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) | 0,9789 - 0,9791 |
Forward prices are quoted as absolute (not percentage) forward premium or discount in basis points (one basis point = 0.0001).
Split | Period | Term Premium/Discount |
Brazilian Real (USD/BRL) | 9 months | 1017 1120 |
Euros (EUR/USD) | 6 months | 143 144 |
New Zealand Dollar (NZD/USD) | 1 year | -19 -15 |
Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) | 3 months | -58 -56 |
7th If the broker's spot and forward quotes for the euro (€) are given above, what are the broker's bid and ask prices for a 6-month forward contract in the euro?
b. If a customer entered into a forward contract with this dealer to sell $1 million to earn euros, how many euros would the customer receive in 6 months?
8a. If the broker's spot and forward quotes for the New Zealand dollar (NZ$) are given above, what are the broker's bid and ask prices for a 1-year forward contract in the New Zealand dollar?
b. If a customer entered into a forward contract with this dealer to sell NZ$1 million to obtain US$, how many US$ would the customer receive in a year?
9a. If the broker's spot and forward quotes for the Swiss franc are given above, what are the broker's bid and ask prices for a 3-month forward contract in the Swiss franc?
b. If a client entered into a forward contract with this broker to buy $1 million to earn Swiss francs, how many francs would the client receive in 3 months?
10 am If the broker's spot and forward quotes for the Brazilian real are given above, what are the broker's bid and ask prices for a 9-month forward contract in the Brazilian real?
b. If a customer entered into a 9-month forward contract with this distributor to sell 1 million reais for US dollars, how many US dollars would the customer receive in 9 months?
11. If forward prices are used as a proxy for an expected increase or decrease in the value of a currency, which of the foreign currencies listed above are expected to increase in value over the indicated time period and which are expected to decrease in value? worth?
International Economics Theory and Policy
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11th Edition
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