USD YEN EURO POUND MEXICAN PESO USD 1.5625 YEN EURO 1.3450 POUND MEXICAN PESO 15 0.0900 b. An astute American investor observes a bank in Japan in which it takes 260 Yens to buy one British pound. If the investor has $100,000 to invest, show how at that rate he would be able to make a profit using triangular exchange rate arbitrage. Show all calculations

USD YEN EURO POUND MEXICAN PESO USD 1.5625 YEN EURO 1.3450 POUND MEXICAN PESO 15 0.0900 b. An astute American investor observes a bank in Japan in which it takes 260 Yens to buy one British pound. If the investor has $100,000 to invest, show how at that rate he would be able to make a profit using triangular exchange rate arbitrage. Show all calculations

International Financial Management

14th Edition

ISBN:9780357130698

Author:Madura

Publisher:Madura

Chapter7: International Arbitrage And Interest Rate Parity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 18QA

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Triangular Arbitrage You go to a bank and are given these quotes: You can buy a euro for 14 pesos. The bank will pay you 13 pesos for a euro. You can buy a U.S. dollar for .9 euros. The bank will pay you .8 euros for a U.S. dollar. You can buy a U.S. dollar for 10 pesos. The bank will pay you 9 pesos for a U.S. dollar. You have $1,000. Can you use triangular arbitrage to generate a profit? If so, explain the order of the transactions that you would execute and the profit that you would earn. If you cannot earn a profit from triangular arbitrage, explain why.
Swissie Triangular Arbitrage. The following exchange rates are available to you. (You can buy or sell at the stated rates.) Assume you have an initial SF12,000,000. Can you make a profit via triangular arbitrage? If so, show the steps and calculate the amount of profit in Swiss francs (Swissies). Mt. Fuji Bank ¥92.00 = $1.00 Mt. Rushmore Bank SF 1.02 = $1.00 Mt. Blanc Bank ¥90.00 = SF 1.00
You have 1000000 CHF Assume the following exchange rates are quoted: Bank of America CHF/USD 1.56 Barclays Bank GBP/USD 1.71 Deutsche Bank GBP/CHF 1.13 Is triangular arbitrage possible? Describe the procedure step by step. What's the profit?
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Question 2 You have the opportunity to store your hard-earned money in a French or a Japanese bank account. The Japanese bank account promises an interest rate of 2% a year. If you deposit 1000 Euro in the French bank account, interests will accrue so that you will have 1105 Euros in two years. Today's exchange rate is 1 Euro to 129.60 Yen. a) What should the 1-year forward exchange rate be for you to be indifferent between the two accounts? Make sure you explain what theories justify your calculations b) If the yearly inflation rate for France is 4%, what do you expect the Japanese inflation to be?
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James Clark is a currency trader with Wachovia. He notices the following quotes: Spot exchange rate SFr1.2066 per $ Six-month forward exchange rate SFr1.1937 per $ Six-month Dollar interest rate 2.5% per year Six-month Swiss franc interest rate 2.0% per year Required: Is the interest rate parity holding? You may ignore transaction costs. What steps should be taken to make arbitrage profit? Assuming that James Clark is authorized to work with $1,000,000. Compute the arbitrage profit.
Foreign exchange investment involves risks and at the same time returns. Considering you will invest your peso @ P50 = $1 foreign exchange with a fixed interest of 5%, when can you say that you are fully maximized the value of your investment upon maturity? a. Interest and proceeds received in full deposit to a bank account b. Interest received in full with current exchange rate @ P52 = $1 but retained the money in USD while waiting for another investment. c. Interest received in full with current exchange rate @ 52 = $1 and converted the full proceeds to peso d. Interest received in full with current exchange rate @ 52 = $1 but converted the interest only while waiting for another investment.