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In the FX market, an American bank gives the following quotes: USD / EUR: 1 . 2 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 5

In the FX market, an American bank gives the following quotes:
USD/EUR: 1.20001.2050
USD/GBP: 1.79501.8000
A British bank gives the following quote:
EUR/GBP: 1.50501.5070
How would you execute a set of trades to earn an arbitrage profit assuming there are no transaction costs?
My answer is:
USD -> EUR -> GBP -> USD
i) Buy EUR at ask rate 1.2050
ii) Buy GBP at bid rate 1.5070
iii) Buy USD at bid rate 1.7950
1.2050 USD ->1 EUR ->0.6645 GBP ->1.1927 USD
Less amount left than what we started with, so no arbitrage opportunity. I don't know what is wrong with this solution, please let me know!

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