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Great Pyramids. Inspired by his recent trip to the Great Pyramids, Citibank trader Ruminder Dhillon wonders if he can make an intermarket arbitrage profit using

Great Pyramids. Inspired by his recent trip to the Great Pyramids, Citibank trader Ruminder Dhillon wonders if
he can make an intermarket arbitrage profit using Libyan dinars (LYD) and Saudi riyals (SAR). He has USD
1,000,000 to work with so he gathers the following quotes. Is there an opportunity for an arbitrage profit?
Citibank quotes U.S. dollar per Libyan dinar
National Bank of Kuwait quotes Saudi riyal per Libyan dinar
Barclays quotes U.S. dollar per Saudi riyal
$1.8994=LYD1.00
SAR 1.9667=LYD1.00
$0.2621= SAR 1.00
Calculate the profit (loss) from the intermarket arbitrage profit through path #1 below: (Round to the
nearest cent.)
Path #1: US$ to riyals to dinars to US$
Start with US$
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