As a foreign exchange trader at a Citibank, you are given the following quotations: 1-month 2-month Exchange Rate Spot Rate forward forward 1 Singapore Dollar (S$) 100 Japanese Yen (100¥) 1 Australian Dollar (AUD) RM3.0500/10 RM3.5000/30 RM3.1010/40 20/70 25/65 45/35 60/50 35/70 65/55 Country Malaysia Japan Singapore Rate 15% 3-Month interest rate 10% 20% Calculate: If you as a foreign exchange trader are expected to receive S$5,000 in 1 months' time, how much is it pay in RM? ii.

As a foreign exchange trader at a Citibank, you are given the following quotations: 1-month 2-month Exchange Rate Spot Rate forward forward 1 Singapore Dollar (S$) 100 Japanese Yen (100¥) 1 Australian Dollar (AUD) RM3.0500/10 RM3.5000/30 RM3.1010/40 20/70 25/65 45/35 60/50 35/70 65/55 Country Malaysia Japan Singapore Rate 15% 3-Month interest rate 10% 20% Calculate: If you as a foreign exchange trader are expected to receive S$5,000 in 1 months' time, how much is it pay in RM? ii.

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