When the Foreign Exchange Market Opens in the U

question 10

Multiple Choice

When the foreign exchange market opens in the U.S. each morning, the opening exchange rate quotations will be based on the:

• A) closing prices in the U.S. during the previous day.
• B) closing prices in Canada during the previous day.
• C) prevailing prices in locations where the foreign exchange markets have been open.
• D) officially set by central banks before the U.S. market opens.

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