Loose-Leaf Essentials of Investments
Loose-Leaf Essentials of Investments
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ISBN: 9781259604966
Author: Kane, Alex, Marcus Professor, Alan J., Bodie Professor, Zvi
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 6CP

Joan Tam, CFA, believes she has identified an arbitrage opportunity for a commodity as indicated by the information given in the following exhibit: LO 17 4

    Commodity Price and Interest Rate Information
    Spot price for commodity $ 12 0
    Futures price for commodity expiring in one year $ 125
    Interest rate for one year 8 %

a. Describe the transactions necessary to take advantage of this specific arbitrage opportunity.
b. Calculate the arbitrage profit.

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