Suppose That the One-Year Interest Rate Is 5

question 82

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the one-year interest rate is 5.0 percent in the United States and 3.5 percent in Germany, and that the spot exchange rate is $1.12/€ and the one-year forward exchange rate, is $1.16/€. Assume that an arbitrageur can borrow up to $1,000,000.

• A)This is an example where interest rate parity holds.
• B)This is an example of an arbitrage opportunity; interest rate parity does NOT hold.
• C)This is an example of a Purchasing Power Parity violation and an arbitrage opportunity.
• D)None of the above

Understand the concept of independence in probability and its implications.

Apply concepts of means and standard deviations to find probabilities in Normal distribution scenarios.

Recognize and calculate probabilities involving uniform distributions within given ranges.

Utilize statistical models appropriately in various contexts to estimate probabilities.

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