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Basic Question 16 of 27

Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true about covered interest rate parity?

I. It is a financial arbitrage condition that does not involve any economic theory.
II. It links spot exchange rates, expected exchange rates, and interest rates.
III. It states that the forward discount or premium is equal to the interest rate differential.
IV. It states that the interest rate movements are supposed to exactly offset inflation differentials.

User Contributed Comments 3

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mikeb119 Fisher is for inflation and interest rates.
PPP is for inflation and exchange rates.
NIKKIZ How different is an expected spot exchange rate different from a forward rate? By replacing one with the other, 2 would be true as well.
davidt876 yea i'm with you Nikki-Z
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Learning Outcome Statements

explain international parity relations (covered and uncovered interest rate parity, forward rate parity, purchasing power parity, and the international Fisher effect);

describe relations among the international parity conditions;

evaluate the use of the current spot rate, the forward rate, purchasing power parity, and uncovered interest parity to forecast future spot exchange rates;

explain approaches to assessing the long-run fair value of an exchange rate;

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 8.