If the Exchange Rate Is $0

question 193

True/False

If the exchange rate is $0.01 per yen in New York and $0.015 per yen in Tokyo, then an arbitrager could profit by buying yen in Tokyo and simultaneously sell them in New York.

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Electronic Chattel Paper

A digital form of chattel paper, which includes any record or evidence of an obligation and a security interest in specific goods.

Security Interest

A financial interest in a piece of property, granted to a creditor, ensuring claim to the property should the debtor default on their obligation.

Automatic Perfection

A legal condition in which a security interest in a collateral automatically becomes effective without the need for any further action, under certain conditions, once it attaches.

Principal Debtor

The main individual or entity obligated to repay a debt on which a security may be claimed.