The following rates are available to you. (You may either buy or sell at these rates). Assume you have a $1,000,000 totrade.Quote for Japanese YenUS $ quote for British PoundYen quote for British PoundGiven this information, is triangular currency arbitrage possible?BOABarclays BankDaiwa BankA. Yes, start by selling US dollars at Barclays BankOB.Yes, start by selling British pounds at Daiwa BankNo, triangular currency arbitrage is not possible.O D. Yes, start by selling US dollars at BOAO C.US$ 0.009472/US$ 1.3670/£142.45/£

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The following rates are available to you. (You may either buy or sell at these rates). Assume you have a $1,000,000 t trade. BOA Barclays Bank Daiwa Bank Quote for Japanese Yen US $ quote for British Pound Yen quote for British Pound Given this information, is triangular currency arbitrage possible? A. Yes, start by selling US dollars at Barclays Bank OB. Yes, start by selling British pounds at Daiwa Bank OC. No, triangular currency arbitrage is not possible. OD. Yes, start by selling US dollars at BOA US$ 0.009472/4 US$ 1.3670/E 142.45/£

The following rates are available to you. (You may either buy or sell at these rates). Assume you have a $1,000,000 t trade. BOA Barclays Bank Daiwa Bank Quote for Japanese Yen US $ quote for British Pound Yen quote for British Pound Given this information, is triangular currency arbitrage possible? A. Yes, start by selling US dollars at Barclays Bank OB. Yes, start by selling British pounds at Daiwa Bank OC. No, triangular currency arbitrage is not possible. OD. Yes, start by selling US dollars at BOA US$ 0.009472/4 US$ 1.3670/E 142.45/£

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