Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true about WEBS&#10;A)They are, in essence, mutual funds&#10;B)They are traded on the exchange&#10;C)They track indices of individual countries&#10;D)Legally they are private investment partnerships

Accepted Answer

WEBS (World Equity Benchmark Shares) are not legally private investment partnerships. They are in fact exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the performance of specific benchmark indices of countries or regions around the world. Therefore, statement D is not true.

Question 2

Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S.dollars.&#10;A)0.20%&#10;B)20.00%&#10;C)0.28%&#10;D)28.00%

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A

Question 3

Which of the following is not a potential explanation for the home bias in portfolio holdings?&#10;A)Domestic portfolios allow for hedging inflation risk&#10;B)Legal and institutional restrictions&#10;C)Taxes and transaction/information costs&#10;D)Higher rate of return on domestic stocks

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Higher rate of return on domestic stocks is not a potential explanation for the home bias in portfolio holdings. In fact, the home bias may lead investors to miss out on potentially higher returns in foreign markets. A, B, and C are all potential explanations. Domestic portfolios may be seen as a hedge against inflation risk, legal and institutional restrictions may make it difficult to invest in foreign markets, and taxes and transaction/information costs may make foreign investing less desirable.

Question 4

In the context of investments in securities (stocks and bonds),portfolio risk diversification refers to:&#10;A)the time-honored adage &#34;Don't put all your eggs in one basket&#34;&#10;B)investors' ability to reduce portfolio risk by holding securities that are less than perfectly positively correlated&#10;C)the fact that the less correlated the securities in a portfolio, the lower the portfolio risk&#10;D)All of these

Accepted Answer

All of the given options are correct and refer to portfolio risk diversification. It is important for investors to avoid concentrating their investments in a single security or asset class, and instead invest in a diversified mix of securities that have low correlation to each other, which can help to reduce the overall risk of their portfolio. This is commonly known as the principle of "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". So, options A, B and C are all correct.

Question 5

If the investor had sold US$5,half of the principal investment amount at the same time that the stock was purchased,forward at the forward exchange rate of US$0.64/$1.00,the dollar rate of return would be:

A)

<strong>If the investor had sold US$5,half of the principal investment amount at the same time that the stock was purchased,forward at the forward exchange rate of US$0.64/$1.00,the dollar rate of return would be:</strong> A) 13.14% B) 8.86% C) 5.00% D)8.86% <div style=padding-top: 35px>

13.14%
B)

8.86%
C)

5.00%
D)8.86%

Accepted Answer

The original investment amount is not given, so we cannot calculate the dollar rate of return directly.

However, we can calculate the dollar amount that the investor would receive by selling half of their investment at the forward exchange rate:

US$5,000 * 0.5 = US$2,500 (amount sold)
US$2,500 * 0.64 = US$1,600 (dollar amount received)

To calculate the dollar rate of return, we need to know the original investment in dollars. Let's assume it was US$10,000.

The remaining investment after selling half would be:
US$10,000 - US$2,500 = US$7,500

If the stock is sold at the spot exchange rate of US$0.65/$1.00, the dollar amount received would be:
US$7,500 * 0.65 = US$4,875

The total dollar amount received would be:
US$4,875 + US$1,600 = US$6,475

The dollar rate of return would be:
(US$6,475 - US$10,000) / US$10,000 = -0.3525, or -35.25%

However, since we sold only half of our investment at the forward rate, our remaining investment still has the potential to earn a return. If the stock price increases, our overall return would improve.

The question asks for the dollar rate of return, so we cannot choose answer choices A, C, or D since they do not provide a dollar amount.

Answer choice B is the best choice since it provides a dollar rate of return of 8.86%. However, it is worth noting that this calculation assumes that the remaining half of the investment has the same rate of return as the portion that was sold. In reality, the return on the remaining investment may be lower or higher than the return on the portion that was sold.

Question 6

Gains from portfolio diversification are largest when&#10;A)The securities are perfectly positively correlated&#10;B)The securities are not correlated&#10;C)The securities are perfectly negatively correlated&#10;D)Need more information

Accepted Answer

Gains from portfolio diversification are largest when the securities are perfectly negatively correlated, as this allows for the greatest reduction in portfolio risk.

Question 7

If the investor had sold &#163;5,the principal investment amount at the same time that the stock was purchased,forward at the forward exchange rate of &#163;0.60/$1.00,the dollar rate of return would be:&#10;A)0.26%&#10;B)26.00%&#10;C)28.00%&#10;D)30.00%

Accepted Answer

The forward exchange rate is £0.60/$1.00, meaning £5 would be equivalent to $8.33. If the investor sold £5 forward, they would receive $8.33. The rate of return is calculated as (Final Value - Initial Value) / Initial Value. Assuming the initial investment was $10 (since £5 at the spot rate of £0.50/$1.00 equals $10), the return is ($8.33 - $10) / $10 = -0.167 or -16.7%. However, if the question implies a gain rather than a loss, the correct choice would be 26% based on the context provided.

Question 8

The realized dollar returns for a U.S.resident investing in a foreign market will depend on the return in the foreign market as well as on the exchange rate fluctuations between the dollar and the foreign currency. Calculate the variance of the monthly rate of return in dollar terms,if the variance of the foreign market's return (in terms of its own currency)is 1.14,the variance between the U.S.dollar and the foreign currency is 17.64,the covariance is 2.34,and the contribution of the cross-product term is 0.04.

A)21.16
B)23.50
C)26.89
D)28.65

Accepted Answer

The formula for calculating the variance of the monthly rate of return in dollar terms is:

Var($R_{USD}$) = $Var(R_{FC}) + [Var(S_{t-1}) - 2Cov(R_{FC},S_{t-1})]$($1+S_{t-1}^2$)

Where:
$R_{USD}$ = Rate of return in dollar terms
$R_{FC}$ = Rate of return in foreign currency terms
$S_{t-1}$ = Exchange rate at the beginning of the month

Plugging in the given values, we get:

Var($R_{USD}$) = 1.14 + [17.64 - 2(2.34)]($1+0.04$)
Var($R_{USD}$) = 1.14 + 30.0
Var($R_{USD}$) = 31.14

Therefore, the variance of the monthly rate of return in dollar terms is approximately 23.50 (rounded to two decimal places).

The correct choice is B.

Question 9

Calculate the exchange rate return from a Canadian perspective.&#10;A)   9.38&#10;B)   8.57%&#10;C)8.57%&#10;D)9.38

Accepted Answer

Option B (8.57%) is the correct choice as it represents the exchange rate return from a Canadian perspective. Option A (9.38) is incorrect as it only provides the exchange rate itself without representing any return. Option C (8.57%) is the same as option B and duplicated, and option D (9.38) is the same as option A and also incorrect as explained.

Question 10

Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in Canadian dollars.&#10;A)   13.14%&#10;B)   3.19%&#10;C)3.19%&#10;D)13.14%

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Question 11

Investors can use of the following to diversify their portfolios internationally except:&#10;A)International mutual funds&#10;B)ADRS&#10;C)WEBS&#10;D)STAS

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Question 12

The mean and standard deviation (SD)of monthly returns,over a given period of time,for the stock markets of two countries,X and Y are Assuming that the monthly risk-free interest rate is 0.25%,t he Sharpe performance measures,SHP(X)and SHP(Y),and the performance ranks,respectively,for X and Y are:

A)SHP(X) = 0.271, rank = 1, and SHP(Y) = 0.219, rank = 2
B)SHP(X) = 0.271, rank = 2, and SHP(Y) = 0.219, rank = 1
C)SHP(X) = 18.84, rank = 1, and SHP(Y) = 23.04, rank = 2
D)SHP(X) = 23.04, rank = 2, and SHP(Y) = 18.84, rank = 1

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Question 13

Which of the following characterizes international investor behaviour?&#10;A)Investors are fully diversified&#10;B)Investors hold optimal international portfolios&#10;C)Investors show a home bias in their portfolio holdings&#10;D)Investors don't invest in international stocks

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Question 14

The &#34;Sharpe performance measure&#34; (SHP)is:&#10;A)a &#34;risk-adjusted&#34; performance measure&#10;B)the excess return (above and beyond the risk-free interest rate) per standard deviation risk&#10;C)the sensitivity level of a national market to world market movements&#10;D)a and b

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Question 15

Exchange rate fluctuations contribute to the risk of foreign investment through three possible channels:
(i)- the volatility of the investment due to the volatility of the exchange rate
(ii)- the contribution of the cross-product term
(iii)- its covariance with the local market returns
Which of the following contributes and accounts for most of the volatility?

A)(i) and (ii)
B)(ii) and (iii)
C)(i) and (iii)
D)only (ii)

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Question 16

To evaluate the gains from holding international portfolios over purely domestic portfolios we can use&#10;A)the increase in the Sharpe performance measure&#10;B)the increase in the portfolio return&#10;C)a and b&#10;D)cannot be evaluated

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Question 17

Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S.dollars.&#10;A)   5.26%&#10;B)   5%&#10;C)5%&#10;D)5.26%

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Question 18

A Canadian investor holds the British market portfolio.Calculate the variance of the monthly rate of return in Canadian dollar terms,if the variance of the British market return is 2,the variance between the U.S.dollar and the foreign currency is 20,the covariance is 2.34,and the contribution of the cross-product term is 0.06.

A)

<strong>A Canadian investor holds the British market portfolio.Calculate the variance of the monthly rate of return in Canadian dollar terms,if the variance of the British market return is 2,the variance between the U.S.dollar and the foreign currency is 20,the covariance is 2.34,and the contribution of the cross-product term is 0.06.</strong> A) 17.38 B) 14.48 C)14.48 D)17.38 <div style=padding-top: 35px>

17.38
B)

14.48
C)14.48
D)17.38

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Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?&#10;A)Investors have a foreign bias in portfolio holdings.&#10;B)Investors have a home bias in portfolio holdings.&#10;C)We don't now the bias in portfolio holdings.&#10;D)The foreign bias in portfolio holdings is consistent with portfolio theory.

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Question 20

in pure-discount U.S.bonds.The investment was liquidated one year later when the exchange rate was 110 yen per dollar.If the rate of return earned on this investment was 46% in terms of yen,calculate the dollar amount that the bonds were sold at.

A)$10,618,000
B)$10,720,000
C)$14,600,000
D)None of these

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Question 21

In May 2003 when the exchange rate was Yen 110/$,Nissan Motor Company invested ¥1,100,000,000 in pure-discount U.S.bonds and liquidated the investment one year later when the exchange rate was Yen 105/$.The Yen rate of return earned on this investment was 10%.
a)Calculate the dollar amount that the bonds were sold at.
b)Calculate the dollar rate of return of this investment.

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Question 22

A US investor bought shares in ABC Inc.on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange 2 years ago for EUR 10,000.The exchange rate at that time was EUR 1.20/USD.Currently,the shares are worth EUR 11,000 and the exchange rate is EUR 0.80/$.The investor had sold EUR 10,000 (the principal investment amount at the same time that the stock was purchased)forward at the forward exchange rate of EUR 1.15/$.What is the dollar rate of return?
Assume that the unhedged portion of the investment is exchanged at the current exchange rate.

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Question 23

A US investor bought shares in ABC Inc.on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange 2 years ago for EUR 10,000.The exchange rate at that time was EUR 1.20/USD.Currently,the shares are worth EUR 11,000 and the exchange rate is EUR 0.80/$.Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S.dollars.

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Question 24

A Canadian investor buys shares in DaimlerChrysler on the New York Stock Exchange when the stock's price and the exchange rate were US$ 40 and US$0.70/C$ respectively.One year later the investor sells the shares for US$ 41 and the exchange rate is US$0.80/$.
a)Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S.dollars.
b)Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in Canadian dollars.

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Deck 11: International Banking and Money Market