Suppose that the current spot exchange rate between the Singapore dollar (SGD) and the Australian dollar (AUD) is 0.9701 AUD/SGD. And, the 1-year interest rate in Singapore and Australia are 0.96% and 2.00%, respectively.

(2A) Find the 1-year forward exchange rate for AUD/SGD assuming that interest rate parity holds. (Show all your workings to receive full credit. Write down your answer accurate to 4 decimal places.) [8 marks]

(2B) Assume that the forward exchange rate you had calculated in part (a) is an unbiased predictor of future exchange rates. Explain how you could execute a covered interest arbitrage trade. [8 marks]

(2C) State four differences between futures contracts and forward contracts. [8 marks]