Empirically, covered interest rate parity
Anever holds in practice
Bholds exactly at all times
Cbroadly holds but imprecisely
Dholds only for gold trades
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. broadly holds but imprecisely
Risks, costs, taxation and liquidity differences stop it from holding with precision, though it broadly holds.
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