An Arbitrageur in Foreign Exchange Is a Person Who

question 24

Multiple Choice

An arbitrageur in foreign exchange is a person who

• A)buys foreign currency, hoping to profit by selling it at a higher exchange rate at some later date
• B)earns illegal profit by manipulating foreign exchange
• C)causes differences in exchange rates in different geographic markets
• D)simultaneously buys large amounts of a currency in one market and sells it in another market
• E)mediates disputes when there is no agreement on exchange rates in international currency markets

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Definitions:

Spot Market

A public financial market in which financial instruments or commodities are traded for immediate delivery.

Futures Market

A financial market where participants can buy and sell futures contracts, which are agreements to buy or sell an asset at a future date at a price agreed upon today.

Simultaneous

Occurring, operating, or done at the same time.

Position

In finance, a position refers to the amount of a particular security, commodity, or currency held or owned by an individual or entity.