ADRs Cannot Be Exchanged for the Underlying Shares of the Foreign

question 34

True/False

ADRs cannot be exchanged for the underlying shares of the foreign stock, therefore, arbitrage cannot keep the prices in line with the foreign price of the stock.

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Definitions:

Irreversibility

The cognitive incapacity in early childhood to understand that actions, once performed, can be undone to return to the original state.

Mental Undo

The cognitive process of reversing or attempting to reverse the effects of one’s earlier actions or decisions.

Piaget

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, particularly his theory of cognitive development that describes how children develop intellectually throughout the course of childhood.

Egocentric

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