Explain why financial institutions generally engage in foreign exchange tradingactivities. Provide specific purposes or motivations behind such activities.

Which of the following is not a main core function of the financial system?a. Provide a payments system for the exchange of goods and services.b. Provide mechanisms to separate funds for smaller-scale investmentc. Provide the channels to transfer funds and economic resources across industriesd. Provide ways to manage uncertainty and mitigate risk According to the market segmentation theory of the term structure,a. the interest rate for bonds of one maturity is determined by the supply and demand for bonds of that maturity.b. bonds of one maturity are not substitutes for bonds of other maturities; therefore, interest rates on bonds of different maturities do not move together over time.c. investors' strong preference for short-term relative to long-term bonds explains why yield curves typically slope downward.d. only A and B of the above. Costs associated with the correspondent bank process include:a. Interestb. Currency conversion spreadc. Reputation costsd. Payroll costs

How can we measure whether short-term international capital markets are fully integrated or not? Does the available evidence indicate that they are integrated? Critically evaluate your answer.