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Consider the following information to answer question 11 – 13.Assume the following: (1) the interest rate on 6-month treasury bills is 8% per annum in the United Kingdom and 4% per annum in the United States; (2) today's spot price of the pound is $1.50, while the 6-month forward price of the pound is $1.485By investing in U.K. treasury bills rather than U.S. treasury bills, and not covering exchange rate risk, U.S. investors earn an extra return of .

A. 4% per year, 1% for the 6 months
B. 4% per year, 2% for the 6 months
C. 2% per year, 0.5% for the 6 months
D. 2% per year, 1% for the 6 months

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If U.S. investors cover their exchange rate risk, the extra return for the 6 months on the U.K. treasury bills is .

A. 1.0%
B. 1.5%
C. 2.0%
D. 2.5%

The most important (in terms of dollar value) type of foreign exchange transaction by U.S. banks is the .

A. Spot transaction
B. Forward transaction
C. Swap transaction
D. Option transaction

The exchange rate is kept the same in all parts of the market by .

A. Forward cover
B. Hedging
C. Exchange speculation
D. Exchange arbitrage

Consider Table 1. Comparing Tuesday to the previous Monday, by Tuesday the dollar had .

A. Depreciated against the pound
B. Appreciated against the pound
C. Not changed against the pound
D. None of the above

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