Forex Quotation Illustration 10
Consider the following quotes:
Spot (Euro/Pound) = 1.6543/1.6557
Spot (Pound/NZ $) = 0.2786/0.2800
i. Calculate the percentage spread on the Euro/Pound rate.
ii. Calculate the percentage spread on the Pound/NZ $ rate.
iii. The maximum possible percentage spread on the cross rate between the Euro and the NZ $.
(Ans: (i) % Spread (Euro/Pound) 0.0846%
(i) % Spread (Pound/NZ $) 0.50%
(ii) % Spread 0.5846 (Thus, maximum % spread is addition of two spreads).
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