If Interest Rate Parity Holds

question 24

Multiple Choice

If interest rate parity holds,

• A) covered interest arbitrage opportunities will exist.
• B) covered interest arbitrage opportunities will not exist.
• C) arbitragers will be able to make risk-free profits.
• D) covered interest arbitrage opportunities will exist, and arbitragers will be able to make risk-free profits.
• E) covered interest arbitrage opportunities will not exist, and arbitragers will be able to make risk-free profits.

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