In 1987, Currency Speculator Andy Krieger Made a Lucrative Currency

question 82

Multiple Choice

In 1987, currency speculator Andy Krieger made a lucrative currency trade.Believing that the New Zealand dollar was overvalued, Krieger bet on its fall, selling hundreds of millions of dollars at a time and pushing its value down.He profited by re-buying New Zealand dollars when the price bottomed out.What Krieger was engaging in was a(n)

• A) discount position.
• B) premium position.
• C) short position.
• D) long position.

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