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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The difference between merchandise exports and imports is known as the ____.
a. transaction exposure
b. difference in purchasing power
c. merchandise trade balance
d. import/export reserve
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: The global economy
3. The interest rate at which banks in the Eurocurrency market lend to each other is known as the ____.
a. Eurocurrency currency rate (ECR)
b. London interbank offer rate
c. exchange rate
d. interest rate parity
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Knowledge of financial markets and interest rates TOP: The Eurocurrency market
4. If Japanese yen are deposited in a bank in Paris, the deposits would be called ____
a. Eurofrancs
b. European Currency Unit
c. Eurobond
d. Euroyen
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Knowledge of financial markets and interest rates TOP: The Eurocurrency market
5. An exchange rate quoted as $1.47 per British pound is known as a ____ quote.
a. hedge
b. direct
c. futures
d. indirect
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Analytic skills
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Direct and indirect quotes
6. If the spot rate for Swiss francs is $0.6658/franc and the 180-day forward rate is $0.6637, the market is
indicating that the Swiss franc is expected to
a. strengthen relative to the dollar
b. weaken relative to the ECU
7. Which of the following is not a correct statement about foreign currency futures?
a. futures contracts have a standardized maturity date
b. futures contracts are an exchange-traded agreement
c. futures contracts are not liquid
d. futures contracts are "marked to market" daily
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Foreign currency futures
8. The most important foreign currency futures market in the United States is the ____.
a. Chicago Board of Trade
b. New York Mercantile Exchange
c. Commodity Exchange
d. Chicago Mercantile Exchange
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Foreign currency futures
9. The buyer of a foreign currency call option has the ____ a fixed amount of a foreign currency.
a. right to sell
b. right but not the obligation to buy
c. obligation to buy, only at expiration,
d. obligation to buy
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Foreign currency options
11. If the exchange rate from U.S. dollars to Canadian dollars is $0.80/Canadian dollar, then the exchange
rate from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars is
a. 0.80 Canadian $/US dollar
b. $1.25 Canadian $/US dollar
c. $1.20 Canadian $/US dollar
d. $8.00 Canadian $/US dollar
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Analytic skills
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Direct and indirect quotes
12. If the exchange rate from U.S. dollars to Swiss francs is $0.20/franc, then the exchange rate from
francs to dollars is
a. 0.20 francs/dollar
b. 0.80 francs/dollar
c. 5.0 francs/dollar
d. 2.0 francs/dollar
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Analytic skills
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Foreign currencies and exchange rates
13. If the spot rate (in U.S. dollars) for Japanese Yen is 0.00703 and the 180 day forward rate is 0.00717,
then the Yen is trading at a(n) ____.
a. expected gain
b. premium
c. reciprocal
d. discount
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Foreign currencies and exchange rates
14. If the forward (direct quote) exchange rate is lower than the spot rate, then the currency is said to be
trading at a ____.
a. forward premium
b. forward gain
c. forward discount
d. forward loss
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Understand derivative market TOP: Foreign currencies and exchange rates
16. The following are listed security exchanges in the United Sates:
a. New York Stock Exchange
b. Pacific Exchange
c. Cincinnati Exchange
d. All the above are listed exchanges
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Knowledge of financial markets and interest rates TOP: Listed security exchanges
17. The Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Price Index is a ____ index.
a. price weighted
b. market value weighted
c. price average
d. none of these answers is correct
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: Fact NAT: Reflective thinking
LOC: Knowledge of financial markets and interest rates TOP: Stock market indexes
Maypole Dance
MATERIALS: J. P. C T -C , Size 70, 3 balls.... Linen, 3
× 18 inches (for 6 coasters).
Starting at flower motif in the outside row, r of 3 ds, p, (4 ds, p) twice; 3 ds,
cl. Rw, ch of (5 ds, p) twice; 5 ds. * Rw, r of 3 ds, p, 4 ds, join to 2nd p of
first r, 4 ds, p, 3 ds, cl. Rw, ch of (5 ds, p) twice; 5 ds. Repeat from * 2 more
times. Fasten at base of first r. This completes a flower. Ch of 9 ds, p, 3 ds.
Rw, sm r of 9 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 4 ds, cl. Rw, sm r of 3 ds, join to p in preceding
ch, 6 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 6 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 10 ds. Rw, lr of 12 ds, p, 12 ds, cl. Ch
of 10 ds. Rw, sm r of 6 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 6 ds, p, 3 ds, cl. Rw, sm r of 4 ds, join
to last p of first sm r, 5 ds, p, 9 ds, cl. Ch of 3 ds, join to last p of the other
sm r, 9 ds. R of 3 ds, p, (4 ds, p) twice; 3 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join
to first p of last ch of corresponding flower motif, 5 ds. Rw, and complete
flower as before. Fasten at base of first r of flower.
Make 2 more groups same as this, but joining them to the preceding groups
at the 2 p’s of sm r’s and at the p of lr. These 3 groups make a half circle.
Make another half circle in this manner.
Cut 6 circles of linen, each 3 inches in diameter. Make a narrow hem
around each piece and sew lace to linen along the edges.
Blended pale-to-deep tones
of color.... J. & P. COATS
Shaded Tatting-Crochet
Dainty Laces for Dress-up Handkerchiefs....
CT-226 Handkerchief
CT-252 Butterfly
CT-234 Edging
MATERIALS: J. P. C T -C , Size 70, 1 ball.
Tie ball and shuttle threads together. R of (1 ds, p) 10 times, 1 ds, part cl. *
Sp of ¼ inch. Rw, ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds. Rw, r of 1 ds, join to last p of
preceding r, 1 ds, join to next p of same r, (1 ds, p) 8 times, 1 ds, part cl.
Repeat from * for length desired. Tie and cut.
CT-236 Edging
CT-237 Edging
CT-239 Edging
CT-238 Edging
EDGING
CT-232 Chair Set Bright Cluster
MATERIALS: J. P. C C ’ O.N.T. B S C
M C , Size 30: Small Ball: J. P. C —5 balls of White
or Ecru, or C ’ O.N.T.—7 balls of White or Ecru.... Steel Crochet
Hook No. 10.
Chair Back measures 10 × 14 inches.
Arm Piece measures 6 × 8 inches.
GAUGE: Each motif measures 2 inches square.
CHAIR BACK—First Motif.... Starting at center, ch 16. Join with sl st to
form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr
make 2 tr in ring, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster
made); (ch 5, make 3-tr cluster in ring) 11 times; ch 2, dc in tip of first
cluster made. 2nd rnd: Sc in loop formed by dc, ch 4, sc in next loop, * ch
15, sc in next loop, (ch 4, sc in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around. Sl st
in first sc made. 3rd rnd: * In next ch-15 loop make (cluster, ch 5) 7 times
and cluster; skip 1 sc, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join and break
off.
SECOND MOTIF.... Work as for First Motif until 2 rnds are completed.
3rd rnd: * In next ch-15 loop make (cluster, ch 5) 4 times and cluster; (ch
2, sl st in corresponding loop on First Motif, ch 2, make cluster in same
loop on Second Motif) twice; ch 5, cluster in same loop on Second Motif,
skip next sc, sl st in next sc, in next ch-15 loop make cluster, ch 5 and
cluster; (ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop on First Motif, ch 2, make cluster
in same loop on Second Motif) twice. Complete rnd as for First Motif (no
more joinings).
Make 5 rows of 7 motifs, joining adjacent sides as Second Motif was joined
to First Motif.
ARM PIECE (Make 2).... Work as for Chair Back, making 3 rows of 4
motifs.
CT-246
Office Bound
Illustrated on Front Cover
MATERIALS: J. P. C C ’ O.N.T. B S C
M C , Size 30: Small Ball: J. P. C —5 balls of
White, or C ’ O.N.T.—6 balls of White.... Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.
GAUGE: 5 sps make 1 inch; 5 rows make 1 inch.
COLLAR—Side (Make 2).... Starting at point, ch 8. 1st row: Dc in 8th ch
from hook. Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: Dc in first dc, ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next
ch. Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: Skip first dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of
turning chain, ch 2, dc in same ch. Ch 5, turn. 4th row: Skip first dc, * dc in
next dc, ch 2. Repeat from * across, ending with dc in 3rd ch of turning
chain. Ch 5, turn. 5th row: Skip first dc, * dc in next dc, ch 2. Repeat from
* across, ending with dc in 3rd ch of turning chain, ch 2, dc in same ch. Ch
5, turn. Repeat 4th and 5th rows alternately until 43 rows are completed.
Break off.
MOTIF (Make 24).... Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st row: Sc in ring, ch 11, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, sc