Suppose that the six-month interest rate in the United States is 6%, while the six-month interest rate in Mexico is 8%. Further, assume the spot rate of the peso is $0.20. Suppose that you have $500,000 with which to attempt covered interest arbitrage. Assume the forward rate is $0.19630, as you just calculated, and the interest rates are the same as have been used throughout this problem. To start, you exchange your $500,000 (at the spot rate of $0.20) for 2,500,000peso. After depositing these funds for 6 months, and earning a return of 8%, your deposit grows to 2,700,000peso. When you convert your 2,700,000peso back to dollars, you end up with approximately over your original $500,000. However, had you simply deposited your $500,000 in an account and accrued 6% interest, you would have This ex illustrates that covered interest arbitrage domestic account under interest rate parity. for a profit of about , for a profit of offer a significantly larger return than simply depositing the funds in a

Suppose that the six-month interest rate in the United States is 6%, while the six-month interest rate in Mexico is 8%. Further, assume the spot rate of the peso is $0.20. Suppose that you have $500,000 with which to attempt covered interest arbitrage. Assume the forward rate is $0.19630, as you just calculated, and the interest rates are the same as have been used throughout this problem. To start, you exchange your $500,000 (at the spot rate of $0.20) for 2,500,000peso. After depositing these funds for 6 months, and earning a return of 8%, your deposit grows to 2,700,000peso. When you convert your 2,700,000peso back to dollars, you end up with approximately over your original $500,000. However, had you simply deposited your $500,000 in an account and accrued 6% interest, you would have This ex illustrates that covered interest arbitrage domestic account under interest rate parity. for a profit of about , for a profit of offer a significantly larger return than simply depositing the funds in a

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Chapter29: Exchange Rates And International Capital Flows

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