Exam 9: The International Monetary System and Financial Markets

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__________ means a drop in the foreign exchange value of a floating currency.

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In spot transactions bank notes such as currency changes for individuals are exchanged for each other instantaneously over the counter.

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If the government does not interfere in the valuation of its currency, it is classified as a floating or flexible exchange rate system.

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A bid is also known as an offer.

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When the par value is reduced, this is as a result of devaluation of a currency.

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If the Iraq government regulates the rate at which local currency is exchanged for other countries this system is classified as a

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The peg system functions between which two systems?

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The foreign exchange rate is the price of one currency expressed in terms of another currency.

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Depreciation is a drop in foreign exchange value of a floating currency.

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In most countries ______________ is by far the largest component of total international liquidity.

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A _________ is the rate at which a bank is willing to exchange one currency for another at some specified future date.

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Foreign exchange rate refers to the money of a foreign country, such as foreign currency bank balances, banknotes, checks, and drafts

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Appreciation means a drop in the foreign exchange value of a floating currency.

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The managed float is also known as "dirty management."

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Double-entry bookkeeping means every debit or credit in the account is also represented as a credit or debit somewhere else.

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A soft or weak currency is one that is anticipated to devaluate or depreciate relative to major trading currencies.

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When a company needs foreign exchange to be paid to foreign companies it can use either customer drafts or international wire transfers through a bank

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The real exchange rate is the exchange rate after deducting an inflation factor.

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A foreign exchange rate is the price of one currency expressed in terms of another currency (or gold)

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In the foreign exchange market, price information is readily available through computer networks. It is thus difficult to compare prices in different markets.

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