Assume that annual interest rates are 8 percent in the United States and 4 percent in Japan.
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Assume that annual interest rates are 8 percent in the United States and 4 percent in Japan. An FI can borrow (by issuing CDs) or lend (by purchasing CDs)
at these rates. The spot rate is $0.0125/¥.
a. If the forward rate is $0.0135/¥, how could the FI arbitrage using a sum of
$1 million? What is the expected spread?
b. What forward rate will prevent an arbitrage opportunity?
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Financial Institutions Management
ISBN: 9780078034800
8th Edition
Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett
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