Assume That You Have Invested $100,000 in British Equities

question 5

Multiple Choice

Assume that you have invested $100,000 in British equities. When purchased the stock's price and the exchange rate were £50 and £0.50/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were £45 and £0.60/$1.00. If the investor had sold £50,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of £0.55/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:

• A)-27.27%
• B)-17.42%
• C)28.00%
• D)-9.09%

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