Look at Table 22.1. If the 3-month forward exchange rate is USD1.55 = GBP1 and the 3-month

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Look at Table 22.1. If the 3-month forward exchange rate is USD1.55 = GBP1 and the 3-month interest rate on dollars is 3.5% (effective annual rate), what do you think is the 3-month sterling (U.K.) interest rate? Explain what would happen if the rate were substantially above your figure.(Hint: In your calculations remember to convert the annually compounded interest rate into a rate for 3 months.)

Look at Table 22.1. If the 3-month forward exchange rate


* Direct quotes (number of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency). Other quotes are indirect (units of foreign currency per U.S. dollar).

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

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Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus

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