外汇交易(exchange deal)者在买进即期外汇的同时,卖出数额基本相同的远期外汇,属于()
A.期权交易
B.套利交易
C.掉期交易
D.互换交易
C、掉期交易
A.期权交易
B.套利交易
C.掉期交易
D.互换交易
C、掉期交易
听力原文: During World War II, Great Britain and the United States tried to deal with the problem of an international agreement on money. The two countries tried to set up a formal system which everyone would use to exchange money between countries. The system they set up is usually called the Bretton Woods System. The system got this name from the town in New Hampshire in the United States where the international agreement was signed. The Bretton Woods agreement was signed in 1944. When it was signed, it seemed to be a good system.
The Bretton Woods agreement had two main parts. The first part concerned exchange rates. All of the countries that signed the agreement promised to regulate their exchange rates. The countries promised not to change their exchange rates too often. This was a very important part of the agreement. It helped to stabilize the international finance system. The second part of the Bretton Woods agreement concerned a currency fund. The fund was supposed to help countries that needed currency. All the countries contributed some of their currency to the fund. They could borrow the necessary currency from the fund. This helped all of the member countries to do business with each other. This second part of the agreement was called the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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A.From the place where the agreement was signed.
B.From the people who signed the agreement.
C.From the significance it tried to find in the international finance sys tem.
D.None of the above.
A.货币期货交易
B.掉期交易
C.远期外汇交易
D.货币期权交易
A.掉期交易
B.货币互换
C.货币期权交易
D.福费廷
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may begenerous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1.The writer of this passage must be a Chinese.()
2. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.()
3.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be warmly welcomed at the airport.()
4.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean willing to spend time.
5.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships”.()
图解分析确定这一消息对于当前美元/欧元汇率的影响。(Traders in asset markets suddenly learn that the interest rate on dollars will decline in the near future.Use the diagrammatic analysis of the chapter to determine the effect on the current dollar/euro exchange rate,assuming current Interest rates on dollar and euro deposits do not change.)
No, what bothers me most is something not so easily fixed—the erosion of the equality-based culture that emerged in recent years.
Given the extent of corporate malfeasance, the only way to restore investors' confidence is for both CEOs and Washington to push sweeping reforms. Most of the necessary elements are contained in the proposals coming from the New York Stock Exchange, the Securities & Exchange Commission, Congress, and various business groups. Here are some key imperatives:
Regulate auditors. A new oversight body must be established, reporting to the SEC. It should set auditing standards, license auditor, and have power to punish transgressors. To guarantee its independence and resources, it should be funded by every publicly listed company.
Revamp CEO compensation. The magnitude of stock options—and the fact that they were not treated as a company expense—gave excess too much incentive to cut comers to pump up stock prices in the short term. In the future, options should not be exercisable for five years, and not unless company performance exceeds the S&P500. They should also be charged against corporate income when they are cashed in. Better yet, executives should be rewarded in stock that must be held for a number of years so CEOs can win and lose with the rest of long-term shareholders.
Make CEOs and boards accountable. The SEC should endorse national guidelines for all publicly listed companies doing business in the U.S.. Among the provisions: CEOs and CFOs must personally warrant that financial statements paint a full and accurate picture of their companies' positions, including critical underlying trends. Not only must boards be more independent but also audit, compensation, and governance committees ought to be held more clearly accountable for the basic policies of the companies they represent.
Keep up pressure on Wall Street. Among the most egregious conflicts of interest, analysts have been pressured and paid to recommend stocks simply to curry favor with the issuing companies. Until it's clearer how effectively Wall Street will police itself, the SEC should issue public progress reports on investment banks' moves to eliminate conflicts.
Modernize accounting. Accounting needs to deal with a global, financially complex, knowledge-based economy, including derivatives, off-balance-sheet assets, and intangible assets such as research-and-development capabilities. The best ideas from around the world must be combined into one high-grade set of international standards.
According to the author, the stench coming from Corporate America impact______.
A.the American economy
B.the dollar value
C.the American legal system
D.investor confidence
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.
Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles (困难). People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off (挡开) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移…注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support—financial aid,material resources, and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.
1. Interpersonal relationships are important because ________.
A) they are indispensable to people’s social well-being
B) they awaken people’s desire to exchange resources
C) they help people to cope with life in the information era
D) they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc
2. Research shows that people’s physical and mental health ________.
A) relies on the social welfare systems which support them
B) has much to do with the amount of support they get from others
C) depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
D) is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives
3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cushions” (Line 1, Para. 2)?
A) Adds up to. B) Does away with.
C) Lessens the effect of. D) Lays the foundation for.
4. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of ________.
A) instrumental support
B) informational support
C) social companionship
D) the strengthening of self-respect
5. Social companionship is beneficial in that ________.
A) it helps strengthen our ties with relatives
B) it enables us to eliminate our faults and mistakes
C) it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable
D) it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles
M: Thank you.
W: We're a small financial company, trading mostly in stocks and bonds. May I ask why you're interested in working for us?
M: Your company has an impressive reputation, and I have always wanted to work for a smaller company.
W: That's good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?
M: I'm currently working in a large international company, in charge of a team of 8 brokers. We buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.
W: Why do you think you're the right candidate for this position?
M: As a head broker, I have a lot of experience in the stock market. I deal with clients on a daily basis, and I enjoy working with people.
W: Well, you might just be the person we've been looking for. Do you have any questions?
M: Er-uh. If I were hired, how many accounts would I be handling?
W: You'd be working with 2 other head brokers. In other words, you'd be handling about a third of our clients.
M: And who would I report to?
W: Directly to me.
M: I see. What kind of benefits package do you offer?
W: Two weeks of paid vacation in your first year of employment. You'll also be entitled to medical and dental insurance .But this is something you should discuss with our personnel department. Do you have any other questions?
M: No, not at the moment.
W: Well, I'll have to discuss your application with my colleagues, and we'll get back to you early next week.
M: OK. Thanks. It's been nice meeting you.
W: Nice meeting you too. And thanks for coming in today.
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A.To make a business report to the woman.
B.To be interviewed for a job in the woman's company.
C.To resign from his position in the woman's company.
D.To exchange stock market information with the woman.
听力原文:W: Please have a seat, Mr. Saunders. I received your resume last week and was very impressed.
M: Thank you.
W: We're a small financial company, trading mostly stocks and bonds. May I ask why you are interested in working for us?
M: Your company has an impressive reputation and I've always wanted to work for a smaller company.
W: That's good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?
M: I'm currently working in a large international company, in charge of a team of eight brokers. We buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.
W: Why do you think you're the right candidate for this position?
M: As a head broker, I have a lot of experience in the stock market. I deal with clients on the daily basis and I enjoy working with people.
W: Well, you might just be the person we've been looking for. Do you have any questions?
M: Uh-hum, if I were hired, how many accounts would I be handling?
W: You'll be working with two other head brokers, in other words, you'll be handling about a third of our clients.
M: And who would I report to?
W: Directly to me.
M: I see. What kind of benefits package do you offer?
W: Two weeks of paid vacation in your first year of employment. You'll also be entitled to medical and dental insurance. But this is something you should discuss with our Personnel Department. Do you have any other questions?
M: No, not at the moment.
W: Well, I'll have to discuss your application with my colleagues and we'll give back to you early next week.
M: OK, thanks. It's been nice meeting you.
W: Nice meeting you too. And thanks for coming in today.
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A.To make a business report to the woman.
B.To be interviewed for a job in the woman's company.
C.To resign form. his position in the woman's company.
D.To exchange stock market information with the woman.