• University of California, Riverside

• BUS 138

 Chapter 3—International Financial Markets 1. Assume that a bank's bid rate on Swiss francs is $.45 and its ask rate is $.47. Its bid-ask percentage spread is: a. about 4.44%. b. about 4.26%. c. about 4.03%. d. about 4.17%. ANS: B SOLUTION: Bid-ask percentage spread = ($.47  $.45)/$.47 = 4.26% PTS: 1 2. Assume that a bank's bid rate on Japanese yen is $.0041 and its ask rate is $.0043. Its bid-ask percentage spread is: a. about 4.99%. b. about 4.88%. c. about 4.65%. d. about 4.43%. ANS: C SOLUTION: Bid-ask percentage spread = ($.0043  $.0041)/$.0043 = 4.65% PTS: 1 3. The bid/ask spread for small retail transactions is commonly in the range of ____ percent. a. 3 to 7 b. .01 to .03 c. 10 to 15 d. .5 to 1 ANS: A PTS: 1 4. ____ is not a factor that affects the bid/ask spread. a. Order costs b. Inventory costs c. Volume d. All of the above factors affect the bid/ask spread ANS: D PTS: 1 5. The forward rate is the exchange rate used for immediate exchange of currencies. a. True b. False ANS: F PTS: 1 6. The ask quote is the price for which a bank offers to sell a currency. a. True b. False ANS: T PTS: 1 7. According to the text, the forward rate is commonly used for