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Which of the following firms is not exposed to translation exposure? 

One financial intermediary in our financial structure that helps reduce moral hazard arising from the principal-agent problem is the ________________.

A major controversy involving the banking industry in its early years was _______________________.

If the spot rate of the euro increased substantially over a one-month period, the futures price on euros would likely ____ over that same period.

Why are financial intermediary debt contracts (loans) a more important source of external financing as compared with the issuance of equity (stocks) and debt (bonds) through the financial markets.  In addition, why has the financial markets increased in importance as of late?

Assume locational arbitrage is possible and involves two different banks. The realignment that would occur due to market forces would increase one bank’s ask rate and would decrease the other bank’s bid rate.

A deficit in the U.S. current account:

In a bank panic, the source of contagion is the _____________________.

A call option exists on British pounds with an exercise price of $1.61, a 90-day expiration date, and a premium of $.03 per unit. A put option exists on British pounds with an exercise price of $1.61, a 90-day expiration date, and a premium of $.02 per unit. You plan to purchase options to cover your future receivables of 700,000 pounds in 90 days. You will exercise the option in 90 days (if at all). You expect the spot rate of the pound to be $1.58 in 90 days. Determine the amount of dollars you expect to receive, after deducting payment for the option premium.

The recession caused by the global financial crisis was severe, but much smaller in magnitude than the Great Depression. because ________________________.