Assume Zero Transaction Costs

question 30

Multiple Choice

Assume zero transaction costs. If the 90-day forward rate of the euro is an accurate estimate of the spot rate 90 days from now, then the real cost of hedging payables will be:

• A) ​positive.
• B) ​negative.
• C) ​positive if the forward rate exhibits a premium, and negative if the forward rate exhibits a discount.
• D) ​zero.

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Definitions:

Independent Samples

Samples drawn from different populations without any pairing or matching between the samples.

Normal Distribution

A distribution of probability that reflects symmetry around the mean, illustrating that occurrences near the mean are more common than those further away from it.

Independent

The condition where two variables do not affect or influence each other.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sample mean's distribution; a measure of how much a sample mean varies from the true population mean.