If S($/£) = $1.25/£; F360($/£)=$1.10/£; i$=7.04%; if=11.50%, to hedge foreign ex interest arbitrage: £-based investors should buy GBP in the forward market O £-based investors should buy USD in the forward market O $-based investors should buy GBP in the forward market $-based investors should buy USD in the forward market

If S($/£) = $1.25/£; F360($/£)=$1.10/£; i$=7.04%; if=11.50%, to hedge foreign ex interest arbitrage: £-based investors should buy GBP in the forward market O £-based investors should buy USD in the forward market O $-based investors should buy GBP in the forward market $-based investors should buy USD in the forward market

International Financial Management

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Chapter20: Short-term Financing

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