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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1.

Under the investment dollar premium system,

A U.K. residents received a premium over the prevailing commercial exchange rate when they sold
. foreign securities and repatriated the funds to the U.K.
B U.K. residents had to pay a premium over the prevailing commercial exchange rate when they bought
. foreign currencies to invest in foreign securities.
C. none of the above

2.

Foreign equities as a proportion of U.S. investors' portfolio wealth rose from about 1 percent in the early
1980s to about ___ by 2012.
A. 10%
B. 23%
C. 33%
D. 67%

3.

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

4.

In the graph at right, X and Y represent

A.
B.
C.
D.

U.S. stocks and international stocks.

international stocks and U.S. stocks.
systematic risk and unsystematic risk.
none of the above

5.

You will get more diversification

A. across industries than across countries.
B. across countries than across industries.
C. across stocks and bonds than across countries.
D. none of the above

6.

Systematic risk is
A. nondiversifiable risk.
B. the risk that remains even after investors fully diversify their portfolio holdings.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above

7.

The "world beta" measures the

A. unsystematic risk.
B. sensitivity of returns on a security to world market movements.
C. risk-adjusted performance.
D. risk of default and bankruptcy.

8.

The less correlated the securities in a portfolio,

A. the lower the portfolio risk.
B. the higher the portfolio risk.
C. the lower the unsystematic risk.
D. the higher the diversifiable risk.

9.

Regarding the mechanics of international portfolio diversification, which statement is true?

A. Security returns are much less correlated across countries than within a county.
B. Security returns are more correlated across countries than within a county.
C. Security returns are about as equally correlated across countries as they are within a county.
D. None of the above

10. Systematic risk

A. is also known as non-diversifiable risk.
B. is market risk.
C. refers to the risk that remains even after investors fully diversify their portfolio holdings.
D. all of the above
11. A fully diversified U.S. portfolio is about
A. 75 percent as risky as a typical individual stock.
B. 27 percent as risky as a typical individual stock.
C. 12 percent as risky as a typical individual stock.
D. Half as risky as a fully diversified international portfolio.
12. Studies show that international stock markets tend to move more closely together when the volatility is
higher. This finding suggests that
A. investors should liquidate their portfolio holdings during turbulent periods.
Bsince investors need risk diversification most precisely when markets are turbulent, there may be
. less benefit to international diversification for investors who liquidate their portfolio holdings during
turbulent periods.
C. this kind of correlation is why international portfolio diversification is smart for today's investor.
D. none of the above
13. The "Sharpe performance measure" (SHP) is
A. a "risk-adjusted" performance measure.
B. the excess return (above and beyond the risk-free interest rate) per standard deviation risk.
C. the sensitivity level of a national market to world market movements.
D. both a and b
14. With regard to estimates of "world beta" measures of the sensitivity of a national market to world market
movements,
A. the Japanese stock market is the most sensitive to world market movements.
B. the U.S. stock market is the least sensitive to world market movements.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above

15. The "Sharpe performance measure" (SHP) is

A.
B.
C.
D. none of the above
16. 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%, the 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
17. With regard to the OIP,
A. the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of home
country.
B.the composition of the optimal international portfolio are varies depending upon the numeraire
currency used to measure returns.
C the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of home
. country, if they hedge their risk with currency futures contracts.
D. both b and c
18. With regard to the OIP,
A. the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of home
country.
B. the OIP has more return and less risk for all investors, regardless of home country.
C the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of home
. country, if they hedge their risk with currency futures contracts.
D. none of the above
19. With regard to the OIP,
A. the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of home
country.
B. the OIP has more return and less risk for all investors, regardless of home country.
C the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors of a particular
. country, whether or not they hedge their risk with currency futures contracts.
D. none of the above
20. With regard to the OIP,
A. the optimal international portfolio contains investments from every country.
B. the OIP has more return and less risk for all investors.
C. the composition of the optimal international portfolio changes according to IRP.
D. none of the above

21. Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Assume that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were 5
and 0.64/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after the purchase date, they were 6 and 0.60/
$1.00. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S. dollars.
A. 0.20%
B. 20.00%
C. 1.28%
D. 28.00%
22. Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Over the past year, the stock has enjoyed a 20 percent return in pound terms, but over the same period,
the exchange rate has fallen from $2.00 = 1 to $1.80 = 1. Calculate the investor's annual percentage
rate of return in terms of the U.S. dollars.
A. 3.5%
B. 9.25%
C. 8%
D. There is not enough information to compute the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of
the U.S. dollars.
23. Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Over the past year, the stock has gone from 50 per share to 55, but over the same period, the dollar
has depreciated ten percent. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S.
dollars.
A. 3.5%
B. -.01%
C. 0%
D. There is not enough information to compute the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of
the U.S. dollars.
24. Bema Gold is an exploration and production company that trades on the Toronto stock exchange. Assume
that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were CAD5
and CAD1.0/USD0.72 respectively. At selling time, one year after the purchase date, they were CAD6
and CAD1.0/USD1.0. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S.
dollars.
A. -13.60%
B. 66.67%
C. 38.89%
D. 28.00%
25. 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

26. Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Assume that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were 5
and 0.64/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were 6 and 0.60/$1.00. If
the investor had sold 5, the principal investment amount at the same time that the stock was purchased,
forward at the forward exchange rate of 0.60/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. 0.26%
B. 26.00%
C. 28.00%
D. 30.00%
27. Bema Gold is an exploration and production company that trades on the Toronto stock exchange. Assume
that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were CAD5 and
CAD1.0/USD0.72 respectively. At selling time, one year after the purchase date, they were CAD6 and
CAD1.0/USD1.0. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S. dollars
if the investor had sold CAD5, the principal investment amount at the same time that the stock was
purchased, forward at the forward exchange rate of CAD1/USD.80.
A. -13.60%
B. 66.67%
C. 38.89%
D. 28.00%
28. Assume that you have invested $100,000 in British equities. When purchased, the stock's price and the
exchange rate were 50 and 0.50/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were
60 and 0.60/$1.00. If the investor had sold 50,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of 0.55/
$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. 10.90%
B. 7.58%
C. 28.00%
D. 9.09%
29. Assume that you have invested $100,000 in British equities. When purchased the stock's price and the
exchange rate were 50 and 0.50/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were
45 and 0.60/$1.00. If the investor had sold 50,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of 0.55/
$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. -27.27%
B. -17.42%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
30. Assume that you have invested $100,000 in Japanese equities. When purchased the stock's price and the
exchange rate were 100 and 100/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were
110 and 110/$1.00. If the investor had sold 10,000,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of 105/
$1.00 the dollar rate of return would be:
A. -27.27%
B. 4.32%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
31. Assume that you have invested $100,000 in Japanese equities. When purchased the stock's price and the
exchange rate were 100 and 100/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were
110 and 110/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. 0%
B. 4.32%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%

32. Suppose you are a euro-based investor who just sold Microsoft shares that you had bought six months
ago. You had invested 10,000 to buy Microsoft shares for $120 per share; the exchange rate was
$1.55 per euro. You sold the stock for $135 per share and converted the dollar proceeds into euro at the
exchange rate of $1.50 per euro. Compute the rate of return on your investment in euro terms.
A. 12.50%
B. 16.25%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
33. Suppose you are a euro-based investor who just sold Microsoft shares that you had bought six months
ago. You had invested 10,000 to buy Microsoft shares for $120 per share; the exchange rate was
$1.55 per euro. You sold the stock for $135 per share and converted the dollar proceeds into euro at the
exchange rate of $1.50 per euro. How much of the return is due to the exchange rate movement?
A. 3.75%
B. 3.33%
C. 12.50%
D. 16.25%
34. Which of the following is a true statement?
A. Generally, exchange rate volatility is greater than bond market volatility.
B When investing in international bonds, it is essential to control exchange risk to enhance the efficiency
. of international bond portfolios.
C. The real-world evidence suggests that investing in Swiss bonds largely amounts to investing in Swiss
currency.
D. All of the above
35. Compared with bond markets
A. the risk of investing in foreign stock markets is, to a lesser degree, attributable to exchange rate
uncertainty.
B. the risk of investing in foreign stock markets is, to a much greater degree, attributable to exchange rate
uncertainty.
C. exchange risk is lower than default risk and interest rate risk.
D. all of the above
36. 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)
37. In May 1995 when the exchange rate was 80 yen per dollar, Japan Life Insurance Company invested
800,000,000 (i.e., $10,000,000) 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 the above

38. A zero-coupon British bond promises to pay 100,000 in five years. The current exchange rate is $2.00 =
1.00 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S. and 2% in the U.K. per year for the next five years. The
appropriate discount rate for a bond of this risk would be 10% if it paid in dollars. What is the appropriate
price of the bond?
A. 62,092.13 = $124,184.26
B. 65,196.13 = $130,392.26
C. none of the above
39. A zero-coupon French bond promises to pay 100,000 in five years. The current exchange rate is $1.50
= 1.00 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S. and 2% in the euro zone per year for the next five
years. The appropriate discount rate for a bond of this risk would be 10% if it paid in dollars. What is the
appropriate price of the bond?
A. 65,196.13 = $97,794.20
B. 62,092.13 = $93,138.20
C. none of the above
40. A 5%-annual coupon British has a par value of 1,000, matures in five years, and has a yield to maturity
of 4%. The current exchange rate is $2.00 = 1.00 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S. and
2% in the U.K. per year for the next five years. If a dollar-based investor used forward contracts to
redenominate this bond into dollars, what would be his rate of return?
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 7%
D. 8%
41. A zero-coupon Japanese bond promises to pay 1,200,000 in five years. The current exchange rate is
$1.00 = 100 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S. and 2% in Japan per year for the next five years.
The appropriate discount rate for a bond of this risk would be 10% if it paid in dollars. What is the
appropriate price of the bond?
A. 782,353.60 = $7,823.54
B. 745,105.60 = $7,451.06
C. none of the above
42. Recent studies show that when investors control exchange risk by using currency forward contracts,
A. they can substantially enhance the efficiency of international bond portfolios.
B. they can substantially enhance the efficiency of international stock portfolios.
C. the risk of investing in foreign stock markets is can be completely hedged.
D. both a and b
43. Recent studies show that when investors control exchange risk by using currency forward contracts to
hedge
A. international bond portfolios outperform domestic bond portfolios.
B. international bond portfolios dominate domestic stock portfolios in terms of risk-return efficiency.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
44. Advantages of investing in U.S.-based international mutual funds include
A. lower transactions costs relative to direct investing.
B. circumvention of many legal and institution barriers to direct portfolio investment in many foreign
markets.
C. professional management, potentially expertise in security selection, definitely record-keeping.
D. all of the above

45. The record of investing in U.S.-based international mutual funds

A. suggests that it is a bad ideathe costs outweigh the benefits for U.S. investors.
B. without exception, they have higher returns than the U.S. market (as proxied by the S&P 500 index)
and slightly lower risk.
C suggests that for the most part, they have higher returns than the U.S. market (as proxied by the S&P
. 500 index) but with slightly higher risk.
D. none of the above
46. The record of investing in U.S.-based international mutual funds
A. shows that most funds have a beta much less than one.
B. shows them to be a raging arbitrage opportunity.
C. shows that they offer less diversification benefits than just investing in U.S.-based MNCs.
D. none of the above
47. The record of investing in U.S.-based MNCs
A shows that the share prices of U.S.-based MNCs behave much like those of domestic firms, without
. providing effective international diversification.
B shows that the share prices of U.S.-based MNCs behave much differently than those of domestic firms,
. providing effective international diversification.
C. shows that the share prices of U.S.-based MNCs behave much like the currency returns of their foreign
markets.
D. none of the above
48. The record of investing in U.S.-based stock mutual funds
A shows that the movements of the U.S. stock market account for about 20 percent of the fluctuations of
. the value of U.S.-based stock mutual funds.
Bshows that the talent of individual portfolio managers accounts for about 90 percent of the fluctuations
. of the value of U.S.-based stock mutual fundsluck the other ten percent.
C shows that the movements of the U.S. stock market account for about 90 percent of the fluctuations of
. the value of U.S.-based stock mutual funds.
D. none of the above
49. U.S.-based mutual funds known as country funds.
A Invest in the government securities of different sovereign governments, giving risk-free portfolios
. effective exchange rate diversification.
B. Invests exclusively in stocks of a single country.
C. Invests exclusively in government securities of a single country.
D. None of the above
50. Advantages of investing in mutual funds known as country funds include:
A. Speculation in a single foreign market at minimum cost.
B. Using them as building blocks of a personal international portfolio.
C. Diversification into emerging markets that are otherwise practically inaccessible.
D. All of the above
51. A closed end mutual fund
A. invests in bonds of a particular maturity, when they mature, the fund closes.
B. trades on a stock exchange just like a publicly traded corporation.
C. always trades at Net Asset Value.
D. all of the above
52. With regard to the past price performance of closed end mutual funds
A. most funds have traded at both a premium and a discount to NAV.
B. most funds trade on a stock exchange just like a publicly traded corporation.
C. suggests the risk-return characteristics can be quite different from those of the securities underlying the
fund.
D. all of the above

53. With regard to the past price performance of U.S.-based closed end country funds,
A. most CECFs behave more like U.S. securities than their corresponding NAVs.
B. most CECFs have track records nearly identical to their currency returns.
C. most CECFs have stock betas of around zero when measured against the S&P 500.
D. none of the above
54. With regard to the past performance of U.S.-based closed end country funds
A. most investors who can invest directly in foreign markets without incurring excessive costs are advised
to do so.
B. NAVs offer superior diversification opportunities compared to the CECFs.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
55. The majority of ADRS
A. are from such developed countries as Australia and Japan.
B. are from developing nations.
C. are from emerging markets.
D. both b and c
56. American Depository Receipt (ADRs) represent foreign stocks
A. denominated in U.S. dollars that trade on European stock exchanges.
B. denominated in U.S. dollars that trade on a U.S. stock exchange.
C. denominated in a foreign currency that trade on a U.S. stock exchange.
D. non-registered (bearer) securities.
57. WEBS are
A. World Equity Benchmark Shares.
B. exchange-traded open-end country funds designed to closely track foreign stock market indexes.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
58. For those investors who desire international equity exposure, WEBS
A.may well serve as a major alternative to such traditional tools as international mutual funds, ADRs and
closed-end country funds.
B. are probably overpriced relative to international mutual funds, ADRs and closed-end country funds.
C. would provide no international equity exposure since they are pools of bonds.
D. none of the above
59. Hedge fund advisors typically receive a management fee, often ________ of the fund asset value as
compensation, plus performance fee that can be 20-25 percent of capital appreciation.
A. 1 to 2 percent
B. 10 to 20 basis points
C. 10 percent
D. None of the above
60. Hedge fund advisors typically receive a "2-plus-twenty" management fee
A. meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee 20 percent of any
capital appreciation.
B. meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee 20 basis points.
C. meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee of 20 percent of the
excess return.
D meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee 20 percent of gross
. return net of the risk-free rate.
61. Hedge funds
A. do not register as an investment company and are not subject to reporting or disclosure requirements.
B. have experienced phenomenal growth in recent years.
C. tend to have relatively low correlations with various stock market benchmarks.
D. all of the above

62. Explanations for Home Bias include

A domestic securities may provide investors with certain extra services, such as hedging against domestic
. inflation, that foreign securities do not.
B. there may be barriers, for or informal, to investing in foreign securities.
C. investors may face country-specific inflation in violation of PPP.
D. all of the above
63. When a country is more remote, with an uncommon language
A. domestic investors tend to invest more in country's market and less abroad.
B. foreign investors tend to invest less in country's market.
C. domestic investors tend to invest more in country's market.
D. both a and b
64. The degree of home bias varies across investors
A. wealthier, more experienced, and sophisticated investors are less likely to exhibit home bias.
B. wealthier, more experienced, and sophisticated investors are more likely to exhibit home bias.
C. wealthier, more experienced, and sophisticated investors are less likely to invest in foreign securities.
D. both b and c
65. Current research suggests that
A. investors can get more diversification with shares of domestic, large-cap stocks.
B. investors can get more diversification with shares of domestic, small-cap stocks.
C. investors can get more diversification with shares of foreign, large-cap stocks.
D. investors can get more diversification with shares of foreign, small-cap stocks.
66. The return and variance of return to a U.S. dollar investor from investing in individual foreign security i
are given by:
A. Ri$ = (1 + Ri)(1 + ei) - 1 and Var(Ri$) = Var(Ri)
B. Ri$ = Ri + ei and Var(Ri$) = Var(Ri) + Var(ei)
C. Ri$ = (1 + Ri)(1 + ei) - 1 and Var(Ri$) = Var(Ri) + Var(ei) + 2Cov(Ri,ei)
D. None of the above
67. If the investor hedges the exchange rate risk when investing internationally
A. the risk-return efficiency is likely to be superior.
B the expected return to the U.S. dollar investor is approximately the same whether the investor hedges
. the exchange rate risk in the investment, or remains unhedged.
C. to the extent that the investor establishes an effective hedge to eliminate exchange rate uncertainty, the
risk will be reduced.
D. all of the above
68. Consider a simple exchange risk hedging strategy in which the U.S. dollar based investor sells the
expected foreign currency proceeds of a risky investment forward. Although the expected foreign
investment proceeds will be converted into U.S. dollars at the known forward exchange rate under this
strategy, the unexpected foreign investment proceeds
A. will have to be converted into U.S. dollars at the uncertain forward spot exchange rate.
B. will have to be converted into U.S. dollars at the uncertain future spot exchange rate.
C. will have to be converted into U.S. dollars at the uncertain swap exchange rate.
D. none of the above
69. You invested $100,000 in British equities. The stock's price was 50 and the exchange rate was 0.50/
$1.00. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were 45 and 0.60/$1.00. Assume the investor sold
50,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of 0.55/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. -27.27%
B. 1.09%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%

70. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for 54 the exchange rate
has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound.

71. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock using 50% margin. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for
54 the exchange rate has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound. The interest on the margin
loan is 1% per year. The margin loan was denominated in pounds.

72. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. The stock pays a 0.30 quarterly dividend, and after one year the investment sells for 54
the exchange rate has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound.

73. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a
50 British stock on margin with only 40% down and 60% borrowed.The stock pays a 0.30 quarterly
dividend, and after one year the investment sells for 54 the exchange rate has changed from 1.25
per pound to 1.30 per pound. The interest on the margin loan is 1% per year. The margin loan is
denominated in pounds.

74. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for 54 the exchange rate
has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound, although he sold 8,800 forward at the forward
rate of 1.28 per pound.

75. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for 54 the exchange rate
has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound, although he sold 10,000 forward at the forward
rate of 1.28 per pound.

76. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. One year after investment, the stock has no value since the firm is bankrupt. Meanwhile the
exchange rate has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound, and he sold 8,000 forward at the
forward rate of 1.28 per pound.

77. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a $50
American stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a $1 dividend, and sells for $54 the exchange
rate has changed from .625 per dollar to .6875 per dollar.

78. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a $50
American stock using 50% margin. One year after investment, the stock pays a $1 dividend, and sells for
$54 the exchange has changed from .625 per dollar to .6875 per dollar. The interest on the margin loan
is 1% per year. The margin loan was denominated in dollars.

79. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a $50
American stock. The stock pays a $0.30 quarterly dividend, and after one year the investment sells for
$54 the exchange has changed from .625 per dollar to .6875 per dollar.

80. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a $50
American stock on margin with only 40% down and 60% borrowed.The stock pays a $0.30 quarterly
dividend, and after one year the investment sells for $54 the exchange has changed from .625 per dollar
to .6875 per dollar. The interest on the margin loan is 1% per year. The margin loan is denominated in
dollars.

81. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a $50
American stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for $54 the exchange
has changed from .625 per dollar to .6875 per dollar, although he sold $17,600 forward at the forward
rate of 0.65 per dollar.

82. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a $50
American stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a $1 dividend, and sells for $54 the exchange
rate has changed from .625 per dollar to .6875 per dollar, although he sold $16,000 forward at the
forward rate of .65 per dollar.

83. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a $50
American stock. One year after investment, the stock has no value since the firm is bankrupt. Meanwhile
the exchange rate has changed from .625 per dollar to .6875 per dollar, and he sold $16,000 forward at
the forward rate of .65 per dollar.

84. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for 54. Spot exchange
rates at the start and end of the year are shown in the table.

85. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock using 50% margin. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for
54. The interest on the margin loan is 1% per year. The margin loan was denominated in pounds.
Spot exchange rates at the start and end of the year are shown in the table.

86. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. The stock pays a 0.30 quarterly dividend, and after one year the investment sells for 54.
Spot exchange rates at the start and end of the year are shown in the table.

87. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a
50 British stock on margin with only 40% down and 60% borrowed.The stock pays a 0.30 quarterly
dividend, and after one year the investment sells for 54. The interest on the margin loan is 1% per year.
The margin loan is denominated in pounds.
Spot exchange rates at the start and end of the year are shown in the table.

88. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for 54 the exchange rate
has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound, although he sold 8,800 forward at the forward
rate of 1.28 per pound.
Spot exchange rates at the start and end of the year are shown in the table.

89. Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing 10,000 into a 50
British stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a 1 dividend, and sells for 54 the exchange rate
has changed from 1.25 per pound to 1.30 per pound, although he sold 10,000 forward at the forward
rate of 1.28 per pound.
Spot exchange rates at the start and end of the year are shown in the table.

90. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Find the expected return of a portfolio with half invested in A and half invested in B.

91. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Assume that the correlation of expected return between A and B is negative 1. Calculate the standard
deviation of expected return of the portfolio in the last question.

92. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Is it reasonable to conclude that your portfolio is on the efficient frontier? If not, then prove your point by
finding just one portfolio weighting between A and B that offers more return with less risk. If you think it
is on the efficient frontier, why do you think this? No points for guessing.

93. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Find the Global Minimum Variance Portfolio.

94. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 8%, and standard deviation of expected return
of 5%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 16% and standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Find the expected return of a portfolio with half invested in A and half invested in B.

95. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 8%, and standard deviation of expected return
of 5%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 16% and standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Assume that the correlation of expected return between A and B is negative 1. Calculate the standard
deviation of expected return of the portfolio in the last question.

96. Is it reasonable to conclude that your portfolio is on the efficient frontier? If not, then prove your point by
finding just one portfolio weighting between A and B that offers more return with less risk. If you think it
is on the efficient frontier, why do you think this? No points for guessing.

97. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 8%, and standard deviation of expected return
of 5%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 16% and standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Find the Global Minimum Variance Portfolio.

98. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and a standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and a standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Calculate the expected return of a portfolio that is half invested in A and half in B.

99. The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and a standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and a standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Assume that the correlation of expected return between security A and B is 0.2. Calculate the standard
deviation of expected return of a portfolio that has half of its money invested in A and half in B.

100.The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and a standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and a standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Is it reasonable to conclude that your portfolio is on the efficient frontier? If not, then prove your point
by finding just one portfolio weighting between A and B that offers more return with less risk. If you
think it is on the efficient frontier, why do you think this? EITHER WAY, YOUR ANSWER SHOULD
INCLUDE VERIFICATION.

101.The stock market of country A has an expected return of 5%, and a standard deviation of expected return
of 8%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 15% and a standard deviation of expected
return of 10%.
Find the Global Minimum Variance Portfolio.

15 Key
1.

Under the investment dollar premium system,

A U.K. residents received a premium over the prevailing commercial exchange rate when they sold
. foreign securities and repatriated the funds to the U.K.
B U.K. residents had to pay a premium over the prevailing commercial exchange rate when they
. bought foreign currencies to invest in foreign securities.
C. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #1
Topic: International Portfolio Investment

2.

Foreign equities as a proportion of U.S. investors' portfolio wealth rose from about 1 percent in the
early 1980s to about ___ by 2012.
A. 10%
B. 23%
C. 33%
D. 67%
Eun - Chapter 15 #2
Topic: International Portfolio Investment

3.

In the context of investments in securities (stocks and bonds), portfolio risk diversification refers
to
A. the time-honored adage "Don't put all your eggs in one basket".
B. investors' ability to reduce portfolio risk by holding securities that are less than perfectly positively
correlated.
C. the fact that the less correlated the securities in a portfolio, the lower the portfolio risk.
D. all of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #3
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

4.

In the graph at right, X and Y represent

A.
B.
C.
D.

U.S. stocks and international stocks.

international stocks and U.S. stocks.
systematic risk and unsystematic risk.
none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #4
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

5.

You will get more diversification

A. across industries than across countries.
B. across countries than across industries.
C. across stocks and bonds than across countries.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #5
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

6.

Systematic risk is
A. nondiversifiable risk.
B. the risk that remains even after investors fully diversify their portfolio holdings.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #6
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

7.

The "world beta" measures the

A. unsystematic risk.
B. sensitivity of returns on a security to world market movements.
C. risk-adjusted performance.
D. risk of default and bankruptcy.
Eun - Chapter 15 #7
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

8.

The less correlated the securities in a portfolio,

A. the lower the portfolio risk.
B. the higher the portfolio risk.
C. the lower the unsystematic risk.
D. the higher the diversifiable risk.
Eun - Chapter 15 #8
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

9.

Regarding the mechanics of international portfolio diversification, which statement is true?

A. Security returns are much less correlated across countries than within a county.
B. Security returns are more correlated across countries than within a county.
C. Security returns are about as equally correlated across countries as they are within a county.
D. None of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #9
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

10.

Systematic risk
A. is also known as non-diversifiable risk.
B. is market risk.
C. refers to the risk that remains even after investors fully diversify their portfolio holdings.
D. all of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #10
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

11.

A fully diversified U.S. portfolio is about

A. 75 percent as risky as a typical individual stock.
B. 27 percent as risky as a typical individual stock.
C. 12 percent as risky as a typical individual stock.
D. Half as risky as a fully diversified international portfolio.
Eun - Chapter 15 #11
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

12.

Studies show that international stock markets tend to move more closely together when the volatility
is higher. This finding suggests that
A. investors should liquidate their portfolio holdings during turbulent periods.
Bsince investors need risk diversification most precisely when markets are turbulent, there may be
. less benefit to international diversification for investors who liquidate their portfolio holdings during
turbulent periods.
C. this kind of correlation is why international portfolio diversification is smart for today's investor.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #12
Topic: International Correlation Structure and Risk Diversification

13.

The "Sharpe performance measure" (SHP) is

A. a "risk-adjusted" performance measure.
B. the excess return (above and beyond the risk-free interest rate) per standard deviation risk.
C. the sensitivity level of a national market to world market movements.
D. both a and b
Eun - Chapter 15 #13
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

14.

With regard to estimates of "world beta" measures of the sensitivity of a national market to world
market movements,
A. the Japanese stock market is the most sensitive to world market movements.
B. the U.S. stock market is the least sensitive to world market movements.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #14
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

15.

The "Sharpe performance measure" (SHP) is

A.
B.
C.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #15
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

16.

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%, the 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
Eun - Chapter 15 #16
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

17.

With regard to the OIP,

A. the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of
home country.
B. the composition of the optimal international portfolio are varies depending upon the numeraire
currency used to measure returns.
C the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of
. home country, if they hedge their risk with currency futures contracts.
D. both b and c
Eun - Chapter 15 #17
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

18.

With regard to the OIP,

A. the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of
home country.
B. the OIP has more return and less risk for all investors, regardless of home country.
C the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of
. home country, if they hedge their risk with currency futures contracts.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #18
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

19.

With regard to the OIP,

A. the composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors, regardless of
home country.
B. the OIP has more return and less risk for all investors, regardless of home country.
Cthe composition of the optimal international portfolio is identical for all investors of a particular
. country, whether or not they hedge their risk with currency futures contracts.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #19
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

20.

With regard to the OIP,

A. the optimal international portfolio contains investments from every country.
B. the OIP has more return and less risk for all investors.
C. the composition of the optimal international portfolio changes according to IRP.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #20
Topic: Optimal International Portfolio Selection

21.

Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Assume that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were
5 and 0.64/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after the purchase date, they were 6 and
0.60/$1.00. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the U.S. dollars.
A. 0.20%
B. 20.00%
C. 1.28%
D. 28.00%
Eun - Chapter 15 #21
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

22.

Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Over the past year, the stock has enjoyed a 20 percent return in pound terms, but over the same period,
the exchange rate has fallen from $2.00 = 1 to $1.80 = 1. Calculate the investor's annual percentage
rate of return in terms of the U.S. dollars.
A. 3.5%
B. 9.25%
C. 8%
D. There is not enough information to compute the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms
of the U.S. dollars.
Eun - Chapter 15 #22
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

23.

Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Over the past year, the stock has gone from 50 per share to 55, but over the same period, the dollar
has depreciated ten percent. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the
U.S. dollars.
A. 3.5%
B. -.01%
C. 0%
D. There is not enough information to compute the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms
of the U.S. dollars.
Eun - Chapter 15 #23
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

24.

Bema Gold is an exploration and production company that trades on the Toronto stock exchange.
Assume that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were
CAD5 and CAD1.0/USD0.72 respectively. At selling time, one year after the purchase date, they were
CAD6 and CAD1.0/USD1.0. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the
U.S. dollars.
A. -13.60%
B. 66.67%
C. 38.89%
D. 28.00%
Eun - Chapter 15 #24
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

25.

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
Eun - Chapter 15 #25
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

26.

Emerald Energy is an oil exploration and production company that trades on the London stock market.
Assume that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were
5 and 0.64/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were 6 and 0.60/
$1.00. If the investor had sold 5, the principal investment amount at the same time that the stock
was purchased, forward at the forward exchange rate of 0.60/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would
be:
A. 0.26%
B. 26.00%
C. 28.00%
D. 30.00%
Eun - Chapter 15 #26
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

27.

Bema Gold is an exploration and production company that trades on the Toronto stock exchange.
Assume that when purchased by an international investor the stock's price and the exchange rate were
CAD5 and CAD1.0/USD0.72 respectively. At selling time, one year after the purchase date, they were
CAD6 and CAD1.0/USD1.0. Calculate the investor's annual percentage rate of return in terms of the
U.S. dollars if the investor had sold CAD5, the principal investment amount at the same time that the
stock was purchased, forward at the forward exchange rate of CAD1/USD.80.
A. -13.60%
B. 66.67%
C. 38.89%
D. 28.00%
Eun - Chapter 15 #27
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

28.

Assume that you have invested $100,000 in British equities. When purchased, the stock's price and the
exchange rate were 50 and 0.50/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they
were 60 and 0.60/$1.00. If the investor had sold 50,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of
0.55/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. 10.90%
B. 7.58%
C. 28.00%
D. 9.09%
Eun - Chapter 15 #28
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

29.

Assume that you have invested $100,000 in British equities. When purchased the stock's price and the
exchange rate were 50 and 0.50/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase, they
were 45 and 0.60/$1.00. If the investor had sold 50,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of
0.55/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. -27.27%
B. -17.42%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
Eun - Chapter 15 #29
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

30.

Assume that you have invested $100,000 in Japanese equities. When purchased the stock's price and
the exchange rate were 100 and 100/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase,
they were 110 and 110/$1.00. If the investor had sold 10,000,000 forward at the forward exchange
rate of 105/$1.00 the dollar rate of return would be:
A. -27.27%
B. 4.32%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
Eun - Chapter 15 #30
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

31.

Assume that you have invested $100,000 in Japanese equities. When purchased the stock's price and
the exchange rate were 100 and 100/$1.00 respectively. At selling time, one year after purchase,
they were 110 and 110/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would be:
A. 0%
B. 4.32%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
Eun - Chapter 15 #31
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

32.

Suppose you are a euro-based investor who just sold Microsoft shares that you had bought six months
ago. You had invested 10,000 to buy Microsoft shares for $120 per share; the exchange rate was
$1.55 per euro. You sold the stock for $135 per share and converted the dollar proceeds into euro at
the exchange rate of $1.50 per euro. Compute the rate of return on your investment in euro terms.
A. 12.50%
B. 16.25%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
Eun - Chapter 15 #32
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

33.

Suppose you are a euro-based investor who just sold Microsoft shares that you had bought six months
ago. You had invested 10,000 to buy Microsoft shares for $120 per share; the exchange rate was
$1.55 per euro. You sold the stock for $135 per share and converted the dollar proceeds into euro at
the exchange rate of $1.50 per euro. How much of the return is due to the exchange rate movement?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3.75%
3.33%
12.50%
16.25%
Eun - Chapter 15 #33
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

34.

Which of the following is a true statement?

A. Generally, exchange rate volatility is greater than bond market volatility.
B. When investing in international bonds, it is essential to control exchange risk to enhance the
efficiency of international bond portfolios.
C. The real-world evidence suggests that investing in Swiss bonds largely amounts to investing in
Swiss currency.
D. All of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #34
Topic: Effects of Changes in the Exchange Rate

35.

Compared with bond markets

A. the risk of investing in foreign stock markets is, to a lesser degree, attributable to exchange rate
uncertainty.
B. the risk of investing in foreign stock markets is, to a much greater degree, attributable to exchange
rate uncertainty.
C. exchange risk is lower than default risk and interest rate risk.
D. all of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #35
Topic: International Bond Investment

36.

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)
Eun - Chapter 15 #36
Topic: International Bond Investment

37.

In May 1995 when the exchange rate was 80 yen per dollar, Japan Life Insurance Company invested
800,000,000 (i.e., $10,000,000) 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 the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #37
Topic: International Bond Investment

38.

A zero-coupon British bond promises to pay 100,000 in five years. The current exchange rate is
$2.00 = 1.00 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S. and 2% in the U.K. per year for the next five
years. The appropriate discount rate for a bond of this risk would be 10% if it paid in dollars. What is
the appropriate price of the bond?
A. 62,092.13 = $124,184.26
B. 65,196.13 = $130,392.26
C. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #38
Topic: International Bond Investment

39.

A zero-coupon French bond promises to pay 100,000 in five years. The current exchange rate is
$1.50 = 1.00 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S. and 2% in the euro zone per year for the next
five years. The appropriate discount rate for a bond of this risk would be 10% if it paid in dollars.
What is the appropriate price of the bond?
A. 65,196.13 = $97,794.20
B. 62,092.13 = $93,138.20
C. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #39
Topic: International Bond Investment

40.

A 5%-annual coupon British has a par value of 1,000, matures in five years, and has a yield to
maturity of 4%. The current exchange rate is $2.00 = 1.00 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S.
and 2% in the U.K. per year for the next five years. If a dollar-based investor used forward contracts
to redenominate this bond into dollars, what would be his rate of return?
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 7%
D. 8%
Eun - Chapter 15 #40
Topic: International Bond Investment

41.

A zero-coupon Japanese bond promises to pay 1,200,000 in five years. The current exchange rate
is $1.00 = 100 and inflation is forecast at 3% in the U.S. and 2% in Japan per year for the next five
years. The appropriate discount rate for a bond of this risk would be 10% if it paid in dollars. What is
the appropriate price of the bond?
A. 782,353.60 = $7,823.54
B. 745,105.60 = $7,451.06
C. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #41
Topic: International Bond Investment

42.

Recent studies show that when investors control exchange risk by using currency forward
contracts,
A. they can substantially enhance the efficiency of international bond portfolios.
B. they can substantially enhance the efficiency of international stock portfolios.
C. the risk of investing in foreign stock markets is can be completely hedged.
D. both a and b
Eun - Chapter 15 #42
Topic: International Bond Investment

43.

Recent studies show that when investors control exchange risk by using currency forward contracts to
hedge
A. international bond portfolios outperform domestic bond portfolios.
B. international bond portfolios dominate domestic stock portfolios in terms of risk-return efficiency.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #43
Topic: International Bond Investment

44.

Advantages of investing in U.S.-based international mutual funds include

A. lower transactions costs relative to direct investing.
B. circumvention of many legal and institution barriers to direct portfolio investment in many foreign
markets.
C. professional management, potentially expertise in security selection, definitely record-keeping.
D. all of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #44
Topic: International Mutual Funds: A Performance Evaluation

45.

The record of investing in U.S.-based international mutual funds

A. suggests that it is a bad ideathe costs outweigh the benefits for U.S. investors.
B. without exception, they have higher returns than the U.S. market (as proxied by the S&P 500 index)
and slightly lower risk.
C suggests that for the most part, they have higher returns than the U.S. market (as proxied by the
. S&P 500 index) but with slightly higher risk.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #45
Topic: International Mutual Funds: A Performance Evaluation

46.

The record of investing in U.S.-based international mutual funds

A. shows that most funds have a beta much less than one.
B. shows them to be a raging arbitrage opportunity.
C. shows that they offer less diversification benefits than just investing in U.S.-based MNCs.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #46
Topic: International Mutual Funds: A Performance Evaluation

47.

The record of investing in U.S.-based MNCs

A shows that the share prices of U.S.-based MNCs behave much like those of domestic firms, without
. providing effective international diversification.
B shows that the share prices of U.S.-based MNCs behave much differently than those of domestic
. firms, providing effective international diversification.
C. shows that the share prices of U.S.-based MNCs behave much like the currency returns of their
foreign markets.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #47
Topic: International Mutual Funds: A Performance Evaluation

48.

The record of investing in U.S.-based stock mutual funds

A shows that the movements of the U.S. stock market account for about 20 percent of the fluctuations
. of the value of U.S.-based stock mutual funds.
B shows that the talent of individual portfolio managers accounts for about 90 percent of the
. fluctuations of the value of U.S.-based stock mutual fundsluck the other ten percent.
C shows that the movements of the U.S. stock market account for about 90 percent of the fluctuations
. of the value of U.S.-based stock mutual funds.
D. none of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #48
Topic: International Mutual Funds: A Performance Evaluation

49.

U.S.-based mutual funds known as country funds.

A Invest in the government securities of different sovereign governments, giving risk-free portfolios
. effective exchange rate diversification.
B. Invests exclusively in stocks of a single country.
C. Invests exclusively in government securities of a single country.
D. None of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #49
Topic: International Diversification through Country Funds

50.

Advantages of investing in mutual funds known as country funds include:

A. Speculation in a single foreign market at minimum cost.
B. Using them as building blocks of a personal international portfolio.
C. Diversification into emerging markets that are otherwise practically inaccessible.
D. All of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #50
Topic: International Diversification through Country Funds

51.

A closed end mutual fund

A. invests in bonds of a particular maturity, when they mature, the fund closes.
B. trades on a stock exchange just like a publicly traded corporation.
C. always trades at Net Asset Value.
D. all of the above
Eun - Chapter 15 #51
Topic: International Diversification through Country Funds

52.

With regard to the past price performance of closed end mutual funds
A. most funds have traded at both a premium and a discount to NAV.
B. most funds trade on a stock exchange just like a publicly traded corporation.
C. suggests the risk-return characteristics can be quite different from those of the securities underlying
the fund.
D. all of the above
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Topic: International Diversification through Country Funds

53.

With regard to the past price performance of U.S.-based closed end country funds,
A. most CECFs behave more like U.S. securities than their corresponding NAVs.
B. most CECFs have track records nearly identical to their currency returns.
C. most CECFs have stock betas of around zero when measured against the S&P 500.
D. none of the above
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Topic: International Diversification through Country Funds

54.

With regard to the past performance of U.S.-based closed end country funds
A. most investors who can invest directly in foreign markets without incurring excessive costs are
advised to do so.
B. NAVs offer superior diversification opportunities compared to the CECFs.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
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Topic: International Diversification through Country Funds

55.

The majority of ADRS

A. are from such developed countries as Australia and Japan.
B. are from developing nations.
C. are from emerging markets.
D. both b and c
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Topic: International Diversification with ADRs

56.

American Depository Receipt (ADRs) represent foreign stocks

A. denominated in U.S. dollars that trade on European stock exchanges.
B. denominated in U.S. dollars that trade on a U.S. stock exchange.
C. denominated in a foreign currency that trade on a U.S. stock exchange.
D. non-registered (bearer) securities.
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Topic: International Diversification with ADRs

57.

WEBS are
A. World Equity Benchmark Shares.
B. exchange-traded open-end country funds designed to closely track foreign stock market indexes.
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
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Topic: International Diversification with Exchange Traded Funds

58.

For those investors who desire international equity exposure, WEBS

A.may well serve as a major alternative to such traditional tools as international mutual funds, ADRs
and closed-end country funds.
B. are probably overpriced relative to international mutual funds, ADRs and closed-end country
funds.
C. would provide no international equity exposure since they are pools of bonds.
D. none of the above
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Topic: International Diversification with Exchange Traded Funds

59.

Hedge fund advisors typically receive a management fee, often ________ of the fund asset value as
compensation, plus performance fee that can be 20-25 percent of capital appreciation.
A. 1 to 2 percent
B. 10 to 20 basis points
C. 10 percent
D. None of the above
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Topic: International Diversification with Hedge Funds

60.

Hedge fund advisors typically receive a "2-plus-twenty" management fee

A. meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee 20 percent of any
capital appreciation.
B. meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee 20 basis points.
C. meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee of 20 percent of
the excess return.
D.meaning 2 percent per year of the assets under management, plus performance fee 20 percent of
gross return net of the risk-free rate.
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Topic: International Diversification with Hedge Funds

61.

Hedge funds
A. do not register as an investment company and are not subject to reporting or disclosure
requirements.
B. have experienced phenomenal growth in recent years.
C. tend to have relatively low correlations with various stock market benchmarks.
D. all of the above
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Topic: International Diversification with Hedge Funds

62.

Explanations for Home Bias include

A domestic securities may provide investors with certain extra services, such as hedging against
. domestic inflation, that foreign securities do not.
B. there may be barriers, for or informal, to investing in foreign securities.
C. investors may face country-specific inflation in violation of PPP.
D. all of the above
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Topic: Why Home Bias in Portfolio Holdings?

63.

When a country is more remote, with an uncommon language

A. domestic investors tend to invest more in country's market and less abroad.
B. foreign investors tend to invest less in country's market.
C. domestic investors tend to invest more in country's market.
D. both a and b
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Topic: Why Home Bias in Portfolio Holdings?

64.

The degree of home bias varies across investors

A. wealthier, more experienced, and sophisticated investors are less likely to exhibit home bias.
B. wealthier, more experienced, and sophisticated investors are more likely to exhibit home bias.
C. wealthier, more experienced, and sophisticated investors are less likely to invest in foreign
securities.
D. both b and c
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Topic: Why Home Bias in Portfolio Holdings?

65.

Current research suggests that

A. investors can get more diversification with shares of domestic, large-cap stocks.
B. investors can get more diversification with shares of domestic, small-cap stocks.
C. investors can get more diversification with shares of foreign, large-cap stocks.
D. investors can get more diversification with shares of foreign, small-cap stocks.
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Topic: International Diversification with Small-Cap Stocks

66.

The return and variance of return to a U.S. dollar investor from investing in individual foreign security
i are given by:
A. Ri$ = (1 + Ri)(1 + ei) - 1 and Var(Ri$) = Var(Ri)
B. Ri$ = Ri + ei and Var(Ri$) = Var(Ri) + Var(ei)
C. Ri$ = (1 + Ri)(1 + ei) - 1 and Var(Ri$) = Var(Ri) + Var(ei) + 2Cov(Ri,ei)
D. None of the above
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Topic: Appendix 15 A International Investment with Exchange Risk Hedging

67.

If the investor hedges the exchange rate risk when investing internationally
A. the risk-return efficiency is likely to be superior.
B the expected return to the U.S. dollar investor is approximately the same whether the investor
. hedges the exchange rate risk in the investment, or remains unhedged.
C. to the extent that the investor establishes an effective hedge to eliminate exchange rate uncertainty,
the risk will be reduced.
D. all of the above
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Topic: Appendix 15 A International Investment with Exchange Risk Hedging

68.

Consider a simple exchange risk hedging strategy in which the U.S. dollar based investor sells the
expected foreign currency proceeds of a risky investment forward. Although the expected foreign
investment proceeds will be converted into U.S. dollars at the known forward exchange rate under this
strategy, the unexpected foreign investment proceeds
A. will have to be converted into U.S. dollars at the uncertain forward spot exchange rate.
B. will have to be converted into U.S. dollars at the uncertain future spot exchange rate.
C. will have to be converted into U.S. dollars at the uncertain swap exchange rate.
D. none of the above
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Topic: Appendix 15 A International Investment with Exchange Risk Hedging

69.

You invested $100,000 in British equities. The stock's price was 50 and the exchange rate was 0.50/
$1.00. At selling time, one year after purchase, they were 45 and 0.60/$1.00. Assume the investor
sold 50,000 forward at the forward exchange rate of 0.55/$1.00. The dollar rate of return would
be:
A. -27.27%
B. 1.09%
C. 28.00%
D. -9.09%
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Topic: Appendix 15 A International Investment with Exchange Risk Hedging