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1、CHAPTER5THEMARKETFORFOREIGNEXCHANGESUGGESTEDANSWERSANDSOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTERQUESTIONSANDPROBLEMSQUESTIONS1.Giveafulldefinitionofthemarketforforeignexchange.Answer:Broadlydefined,theforeignexchange(FX)marketencompassestheconversionofpurchasingpowerfromonecurrencyintoanother,ban
2、kdepositsofforeigncurrency,theextensionofcreditdenominatedinaforeigncurrency,foreigntradefinancing,andtradinginforeigncurrencyoptionsandfuturescontracts.2.Whatisthedifferencebetweentheretailorclientmarketandthewholesaleorinterbankmarketforforeignexchange?Answer:Themarketforforeig
3、nexchangecanbeviewedasatwo-tiermarket.Onetieristhewholesaleorinterbankmarketandtheothertieristheretailorclientmarket.InternationalbanksprovidethecoreoftheFXmarket.Theystandwillingtobuyorsellforeigncurrencyfortheirownaccount.Theseinternationalbanksservetheirretailclients,corporati
4、onsorindividuals,inconductingforeigncommerceormakinginternationalinvestmentinfinancialassetsthatrequiresforeignexchange.Retailtransactionsaccountforonlyabout14percentofFXtrades.Theother86percentisinterbanktradesbetweeninternationalbanks,ornon-bankdealerslargeenoughtotransactinthe
5、interbankmarket.3.Whoarethemarketparticipantsintheforeignexchangemarket?Answer:ThemarketparticipantsthatcomprisetheFXmarketcanbecategorizedintofivegroups:internationalbanks,bankcustomers,non-bankdealers,FXbrokers,andcentralbanks.InternationalbanksprovidethecoreoftheFXmarket.Appro
6、ximately100to200banksworldwidemakeamarketinforeignexchange,i.e.,theystandwillingtobuyorsellforeigncurrencyfortheirownaccount.Theseinternationalbanksservetheirretailclients,thebankcustomers,inconductingforeigncommerceormakinginternationalinvestmentinfinancialassetsthatrequiresfore
7、ignexchange.Non-bankdealersarelargenon-bankfinancialinstitutions,suchasinvestmentbanks,mutualfunds,pensionfunds,andhedgefunds,whosesizeandfrequencyoftradesmakeitcost-effectivetoestablishtheirowndealingroomstotradedirectlyintheinterbankmarketfortheirforeignexchangeneeds.IM-12Mosti
8、nterbanktradesarespeculativeorarbitraget
