Assume Carlton enters into a three-year fixed-for-fixed swap agreement to receive Swiss Franc and pay U.S. dollar annually, on a notional amount of $6,000,000. The spot exchange rate at the time of the swap is SF0.8/$. Assume that one year into the swap agreement Carlton decides it wishes to unwind the swap agreement and settle it in dollars. Assuming that a two-year fixed rate of interest on the Swiss Franc is now 2.59%, and a two-year fixed rate of interest on the dollar is now 5.90%, and the spot rate of exchange is now SF0.834/$. To Carlton, what is the
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3.08 |
3.12 |
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3.29 |
2.12 |
2.17 |
5.54 |
5.59 |
0.56 |
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