Given the following bid and ask prices quoted by a dealer: Bid price of $1.1250/€ and Ask price of $1.1255/€, which of the following statements best describes the Bid-Ask Spread as a percentage?   The dealer expects to make a profit of $0.005/€ on each transaction.   The Bid-Ask Spread is 0.0044% of the bid price.   The Bid-Ask Spread is 0.005% of the transaction value.   The Bid-Ask Spread represents the dealer's margin on top of the selling price.

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Given the following bid and ask prices quoted by a dealer: Bid price of $1.1250/€ and Ask price of $1.1255/€, which of the following statements best describes the Bid-Ask Spread as a percentage?

 
  1. The dealer expects to make a profit of $0.005/€ on each transaction.

     
  2. The Bid-Ask Spread is 0.0044% of the bid price.

     
  3. The Bid-Ask Spread is 0.005% of the transaction value.

     
  4. The Bid-Ask Spread represents the dealer's margin on top of the selling price.

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