Business Objects trades on the Paris Bourse as ordinary shares and on the NASDAQ as American Depositary

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Business Objects trades on the Paris Bourse as ordinary shares and on the NASDAQ as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). One ADR of Business Objects corresponds to one share on the Paris Bourse. Suppose the last transaction of Business Objects on the Paris Bourse was at €25. An investor then entered on the French electronic trading system a limit order to purchase Business Objects shares at €24. The ADR price quoted by a NASDAQ dealer is $23.90-24.45. The exchange rate is $0.96/€. Suppose that some unfavorable information suddenly arrives that suggests that a lower price of Business Objects shares at €21 would be fair. Assuming that the exchange rate has not changed, discuss which parties stand to lose on the Paris Bourse and on NASDAQ?
Dealer
A dealer in the securities market is an individual or firm who stands ready and willing to buy a security for its own account (at its bid price) or sell from its own account (at its ask price). A dealer seeks to profit from the spread between the...
Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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Global Investments

ISBN: 978-0321527707

6th edition

Authors: Bruno Solnik, Dennis McLeavey

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