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eidi? Hi Jensen, a foreign exchange trader at J.P. Morgan ?Chase, can invest ?$5 ?million, or the foreign currency equivalent of the? bank's short term?

eidi? Hi Jensen, a foreign exchange trader at J.P. Morgan ?Chase, can invest ?$5 ?million, or the foreign currency equivalent of the? bank's short term? funds, in a covered interest arbitrage with Denmark. Using the following? quotes, can Heidi make a covered interest arbitrage? (CIA) profit?

Arbitrage funds available

$

5,000,000

Spot exchange rate (kr/$)

6.1719

3-month forward rate (kr/$)

6.1977

U.S. dollar annual interest rate

3.000

%

Danish krone annual interest rate

4.900

%

The CIA profit potential is ........?%, Should she borrow Danish Krones or US Dollar? Should she invest the Danish Krones or the US Dollar in the higher yielding currency for CIA profit? ? (Round answers to three decimal places .)

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