Swap transactions among commercial banks involve the conversion of one currency to another at one point with an agreement to reconvert it back into the original currency at some point in the future.
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A firm enters into a swap agreement to pay euros and receive U.S. dollars. If the euro appreciates the firm will record a loss on the swap for accounting purposes.
A firm enters into an agreement to ________ British pounds and ________ U.S. dollars. If the dollar appreciates vs. the pound the firm will realize an accounting profit on the swap transaction.
A. pay; receive
B. receive; pay
C. pay; pay
D. receive; receive
________ are NOT one of the three categories reported for foreign exchange.
A. Spot transactions
B. Swap transactions
C. Strip transactions
D. Futures transactions
A common type of swap transaction in the foreign exchange market is the ________ where the dealer buys the currency in the spot market and sells the same amount back to the same bank in the forward market.
A. "forward against spot"
B. "for spot"
C. "repurchase agreement"
D. "spot against forward"