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All the following statements are true for ADRs except: a. they are registered foreign securities traded in the U.S. b. they are taxable securities c. they always trade at a discount or premium over their original securities adjusted for exchange rates d. they depend on exchange rate movements in addition to other factors.
All the following statements are true for ADRs
except:
c. they always trade at a discount or premium over their original
securities adjusted for exchange rates
The correct statement should be:
c. they sometimes trade at a discount or premium over their
original securities adjusted for exchange rates
The reason being:
ADRs sometimes trade at a premium or a discount over their original
securities, but this difference is soon eliminated by the process
of arbitraging. In the case of underlying share
trading at premium in the international market, one can borrow and
go short in the international market, while simultaneously going
long in the local market. It will than require to convert local
share into GDR/ADR and cancelling the borrowed position. The
opportunity remains for about 10-15 minutes, however taking a
position requires a lot of understanding of the markets and
underlying security.
Hence, the correct answer is Option C.