Question

Due to ____, market forces should realign the cross exchange rate between two foreign currencies based on the spot exchange rates of the two currencies against the U.S. dollar.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Triangular Arbitrage

Explanation:

Arbitrage is the financial practice in which the prices of two or more different markets are taken advantage of to make profit as a result of tthe imbalance in the prices of the markets.

Also known as 3 point or cross currency arbitrage, Triangular arbitrage is the taking advantage/ exploiting of the pricing differences between 3 currencies on the foreign exchange market.

Simply put, triangular arbitrage is a situation in which the exchange rates between 3 currencies are not the same.

Triangular arbitrage is difficult to come by as it requires very advanced computer systems to detect and take advantage of.

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