Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Macro Economics: Open Economy Macro Economics

Question:

The market in which national currencies are traded for one another is known as the ______________.

Options:

Forward Market

Spot Market

Foreign Exchange Market

Financial Market

Correct Answer:

Foreign Exchange Market

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (3) : Foreign Exchange Market

The market in which national currencies are traded for one another is known as the foreign exchange market. The major participants in the foreign exchange market are commercial banks, foreign exchange brokers and other authorised dealers and monetary authorities. It is important to note that although participants themselves may have their own trading centres , the market itself is world-wide. There is a close and continuous contact between the trading centres and the participants deal in more than one market.