Use the Following Information to Answer Questions 22 Through 24

question 13

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer questions 22 through 24.On October 1,the one-month LIBOR rate is 4.50 percent and the two month LIBOR rate is 5.00 percent.The November Fed funds futures is quoted at 94.50.The contract size is $5,000,000.
-All of the following are limitations to Fed funds futures arbitrage,except

• A)Fed funds rates are determined by Federal Reserve Bank policy
• B)basis risk between Fed funds and LIBOR
• C)repo rate is variable for the trading horizon
• D)settlement is based on average in delivery month
• E)transaction costs

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