international parity conditions

5. Takeshi Kamada-CIA Japan (A). Takeshi Kamada, a foreign exchange trader at Credit Suisse (Tokyo), is exploring covered interest arbitrage possibilities. He wants to invest $5,100,000 or its yen equivalent, in a covered interest arbitrage between U.S. dollars and Japanese yen. He faced the following exchange rate and interest rate quotes. Is CIA profit possible? If so, how? Arbitrage funds available $ 5,100,000 Spot rate (V/$) 118.46 180-day forward rate (V/$) 117.87 U.S. dollar annual interest rate 4.801 % Japanese yen annual interest rate 3.396 % The CIA profit potential is enter your response here %, which tells Takeshi Kamada that he should borrow the Japanese yen the U.S. dollar and invest in the higher yielding currency, to lock in a covered interest arbitrage (CIA) profit. (Round to three decimal places and select from the drop-down menus.)