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Which of the Below Statements Is FALSE

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Which of the below statements is FALSE?


A) Interest rate parity provides that a borrower who hedges in the forward exchange rate market realizes the same domestic borrowing rate whether borrowing domestically or in a foreign country.
B) In deriving the theoretical forward exchange rate using the arbitrage argument, we assume the investor faces commissions or bid-ask spread when exchanging in the spot market today and at the end of the investment horizon.
C) In deriving the theoretical forward exchange rate using the arbitrage argument, we assume that the borrowing and lending rates in each currency are the same.
D) Any restrictions on foreign investing or borrowing in each country impede arbitrage and may cause a divergence between actual and theoretical forward exchange rates.

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