GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BANKING AWARENESS AND SEBI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A rate of exchange established between any two currencies on the basis of the respective quotation of each currency in terms of a third currency is known as:
A
Wash rate
B
Cross rate
C
Merchant rate
D
Composite rate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A cross rate is an exchange rate calculated by reference to a third currency.

Detailed explanation-2: -A currency pair is the quotation of two different currencies, with the value of one currency being quoted against the other. The first listed currency of a currency pair is called the base currency, and the second currency is called the quote currency.

Detailed explanation-3: -A three-month forward rate is equal to the spot rate multiplied by (1 + the domestic rate times 90/360 / 1 + foreign rate times 90/360). To calculate the forward rate, multiply the spot rate by the ratio of interest rates and adjust for the time until expiration.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cross currency triangulation is the process where one currency is converted to another via a third common currency.

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