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QUESTION 3 By using practical examples what are the role & uses of financial intermediaries with emphasis on Currency Swaps (NAD/USD) with comparative advantage argument?
Ans.
A country has a comparative advantage in producing a good if its
opportunity cost of producing that good is less than that of its
trading partner.
Financial intermediaries who deal with Currency Swaps (NAD/USD) are
called swap dealer.
Currency swap refers to the swap of one currency (NAD) to another
currency (USD) in the future market at pre agreed rate in the
future.
A swap dealer assumes a job like that of a remote trade or
government bond dealer. The swap dealer is normally a worker of a
bank, protections organization or othermonetary foundation (or an
auxiliary of one of these organizations) The swap dealer is a
counterparty to swap exchanges with retail clients, and assumes a
delegate job between retail clients. The swap dealer additionally
exchanges on an interbank premise with other swap dealers.
Interbank exchanging assists with building up advertise liquidity
and market costs for different classes of swaps.