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Peder

MuellerUIA

(B).Peder Mueller is a foreign exchange trader for a bank in New York. Using the values and assumptions here,

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, he decides to seek the full

4.799%

return available in U.S. dollars by not covering his forward dollar

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uncovered interest arbitrage (UIA) transaction. Assess this decision.

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Part 1

The uncovered interest arbitrage (UIA) profit amount is

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(Round to the nearest cent.)

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Arbitrage funds available	USD950,000
Spot exchange rate (CHF=USD1.00)	1.2814
3-month forward rate (CHF=USD1.00)	1.2744
Expected spot rate in 3 months (CHF=USD1.00)	1.2696
U.S. dollar 3-month interest rate	4.799%
Swiss franc 3-month interest rate	3.198%