Suppose That the Two-Months Interest Rate Is 8

question 12

Essay

Suppose that the two-months interest rate is 8.0 percent per annum in the Canada and 7.0 percent per annum in France,and that the spot exchange rate is $1.50/€ and the forward exchange rate,with one-year maturity,is $1.50/€.Assume that an arbitrager can borrow up to $1,000,000 or €666,666.
a)What kind of arbitrage is possible?
b)Determine the arbitrage profit that can be made.
c)What would the French interest rate have to be so that there would be no arbitrage opportunity?

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