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- You are the trade advisor to a multinational company with an investment of US1,500,000. The following are the rates quoted on the FOREX market. US $ to Euro 1.22/€ US$ to pounds 1.84/£ Euros to pounds 1.54/£ Calculate the cross rate and determine if a profit opportunity exists. What is the value of that profit if you decide to trade with the US$1.5 million?Assume the following information: Quoted Price Value of Canadian dollar in U.S. dollars $.90 Value of New Zealand dollar in U.S. dollars $.30 Value of Canadian dollar in New Zealand dollars NZ$3.02 Given this information, is triangular arbitrage possible? If so, explain the steps that would reflect triangular arbitrage, and compute the profit from this strategy if you had $1,000,000 to use. What market forces would occur to eliminate any further possibilities of triangula r arbitrage?Suppose exchange rate of Japanese yen in US $ is $.010, exchange rate of euro in US $ is $1.34, and exchange rate of euro in Japanese yen is 139 yen and you have $100, 000 to invest. By looking the exchange rates, do you see triangular arbitrage opportunity? What is your profit or loss? Show the work to support your answer.
- Assume the following information: Quoted Price Value of Canadian dollar in U.S. dollars $.90 Value of New Zealand dollar in U.S. dollars $.30 Value of Canadian dollar in New Zealand dollars NZ$3.02 Given this information, is triangular arbitrage possible? If so, explain the steps that would reflect triangular arbitrage, and compute the profit from this strategy if you had $1,000,000 to use. What market forces would occur to eliminate any further possibilities of triangular arbitrage? a) Diamond Bank expects that the Singapore dollar will depreciate against the dollar from its spot rate of $.43 to $.42 in 60 days. The following interbank lending and borrowing rates exist: Lending Rate Borrowing Rate U.S. dollar 7.0% 7.2% Singapore dollar…Suppose you, a German importer, expect to pay $1 million in 90 days for taking delivery of import goods from a U.S. exporter. St = $1.14/€; Ft, k = $1.16/€, where k =90 days. If St+k = $1.15/€, what would be the gain or loss from the forward hedge relative to remaining unhedged?The table below contains the average returns, standard deviation of returns and correlation of returns with US indexfor different countries. All data are in US dollar terms. The US T-Bill rate is 3%. Determine which of thesecountries are suitable for a US based investor to diversifv into. Show the necessarv calculationsUS T-Bill Rate %3
- Suppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £64 per share. The investor has $12,800 to invest, and the current exchange rate is $2/£.Suppose now the investor also sells forward £6,400 at a forward exchange rate of $1.90/£. Required:a. Calculate the dollar-denominated returns for each scenario. (Round your percentage answers to 2 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)Suppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £40 per share. The investor has $12,000 to invest, and the current exchange rate is $2/£. Suppose now the investor also sells forward £6,000 at a forward exchange rate of $2.10/£. Required: a. Calculate the dollar-denominated returns for each scenario. (Round your percentage answers to 2 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Price per Share (C) £ E £ 39 44 49 Exchange Rate Rate of Return (%) at Given Exchange Rate $1.80/E $2.00/€ $2.20/E (2.50) % 10.00 % 22.50% % % % % % %Please show complete steps and correct. Suppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £40 per share. The investor has $12,000 to invest, and the current exchange rate is $2/£. Suppose now the investor also sells forward £6,000 at a forward exchange rate of $2.10/£. Calculate the dollar-denominated returns for each scenario. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.).
- Suppose you are a U.S. investor who is planning to invest $805,000 in Mexico. Your Mexican investment gains 10.2 percent. If the exchange rate moves from 12.4 pesos per dollar to 12.7 pesos per dollar over the period, what is your total return on this investment? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Total return 4Suppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £33 per share. The investor has $66.000 to invest, and the current exchange rate is $2/£ Suppose now the investor also sells forward £33,000 at a forward exchange rate of $2.05/£. Calculate the dollar-denominated returns for each scenario. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Price per Share (R) Exchange Rate: S K C 31 36 41 Rate of Return (%) at Given Exchange Rate $1,80/ $2.00/ $2.20/ 1% % % % % % %You have the following quotations for the Chinese yuan (CNY) and the Australian dollar (A$) at the HSBC Bank in China and National Australia Bank in Australia. Can you make a locational arbitrage profit? If yes, calculate the arbitrage profit if you have A$1.76 million or CNY3.42 million. (enter the whole number without sign or symbol) Currency HSBC in China National Australia Bank in Australia Bid Ask Bid Ask Chinese yuan A$0.2010 A$0.2230 A$0.2420 A$0.2673 Australian dollar CNY4.4221 CNY4.9632 CNY3.8255 CNY4.1641