The following are quotes from a currency dealer in the New York currency market:
2. Using the quotes provided above, answer the following question. (Phrase your explanation in parts b and d: as “If you sell one (specify the currency) to the dealer, you will receive (specify the number of units and the currency)” or “If you buy one (specify the currency) from the dealer, you will pay (specify the number of units and the currency)”.)
2a. What is the base currency for the Australian dollar quote?
b. What is the dealer’s bid price for the Australian dollar? Explain what it means.
c. What is the base currency for the British pound quote?
d. What is the dealer’s ask price for the British pound? Explain what it means.
2a) Base currency here is AUD
2b)If you buy one AUD from the dealer, you will pay 0.7179 USD. If
we swant to buy AUD we need to pay 0.7179 USD for the dealer
2c)Base currency here is GBP
2d)If you sell one GBP to the dealer, you will receive 1.2775 USD.
If we want to sell one GBP to dealer we get only 1.2775 USD in
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The following are quotes from a currency dealer in the New York currency market: 2. Using...
The following are quotes from a currency dealer in the New York currency market: Using the quotes provided above, answer the following question. (Phrase your explanation in parts b and d: as “If you sell one (specify the currency) to the dealer, you will receive (specify the number of units and the currency)” or “If you buy one (specify the currency) from the dealer, you will pay (specify the number of units and the currency)”.) 1 Using the quotes provided...
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