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- March 4, 2016 at 8:01 am #303372
This makes me confuse very much which rate to be applied when it is in order, for ex
Spot rate: 4.1780-4.2080 euros per $
6m forward rate: 4.2302-4.2606 euros to $The question here is The first rate is the rate that bank will buy euros from company and the second one is the bank sell euros to company, isn’t it? The order here is the position of the bank or the company bank buy-sell or company buy-sell?
Pls help. Thank you in advance.
March 4, 2016 at 11:00 am #303409No – the lower rate is the rate to use if the company is buying euros from the bank and paying for them in dollars.
The higher rate is the rate to use if the company is selling euros to the bank (and receiving dollars).I do suggest that you watch our free lectures on this – they explain the rule and the reasoning in full (with examples).
(Our free lectures are a complete course for Paper F9 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.)
March 5, 2016 at 2:17 pm #303606Thank you sir I’ll find your lecture about it.
March 5, 2016 at 2:58 pm #303614I am totally clear about it. Thank you very much. Wish you all the best
March 5, 2016 at 3:11 pm #303621You are welcome 🙂
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