An American rm owes SFr 6, 000, 000.00 payable in one year. The current spot it$1.3750/SFr. A Swiss bank is paying 1.50% on deposits or will lend at 6.50% AU.S. bank is paying 4.50% or will lend at 8.00%. The rm would like to hedge this exposurewith money market hedging. How much do they need to borrow today

An American rm owes SFr 6, 000, 000.00 payable in one year. The current spot it$1.3750/SFr. A Swiss bank is paying 1.50% on deposits or will lend at 6.50% AU.S. bank is paying 4.50% or will lend at 8.00%. The rm would like to hedge this exposurewith money market hedging. How much do they need to borrow today

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