Cecilia who is a currency trader in Japan observes the following market conditions: • Annual interest rate in Japan: 1.5% per annum • Annual interest rate in France: 7.0% per annum • Current spot exchange rate: ¥ 114.4733/€ • One-year forward exchange rate: ¥ 110.2423/€ • No transaction costs If Cecilia can borrow ¥100,000,000, specific the transactions he may carry out in order to make some arbitrage profit and calculate the amount of the profit.
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Cecilia who is a currency trader in Japan observes the following market conditions:
• Annual interest rate in Japan: 1.5% per annum
• Annual interest rate in France: 7.0% per annum
• Current spot exchange rate: ¥ 114.4733/€
• One-year forward exchange rate: ¥ 110.2423/€
• No transaction costs
If Cecilia can borrow ¥100,000,000, specific the transactions he may carry out in order to make some arbitrage profit and calculate the amount of the profit.
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- Cecilia who is a currency trader in Japan observes the following market conditions: • Annual interest rate in Japan: 1.5% per annum • Annual interest rate in France: 7.0% per annum • Current spot exchange rate: ¥ 114.4733/€ • One-year forward exchange rate: ¥ 110.2423/€ • No transaction costs If Cecilia can borrow ¥100,000,000, specific the transactions he may carry out in order to make some arbitrage profit and calculate the amount of the profit. Step 1 1) Different i for Base rate -Quote rate = 2) Different between Spot and Forward = (1) + (2) = invest in _ borrow in _ Step 2 explain using tableJames Clark is a foreign exchange trader with Citibank. He notices the following quotes: Spot exchange rate USD 1.2051/CHF One-year forward exchange rate USD 1.1922/CHF One-year $ interest rate 8% per year One-year CHF interest rate 10% per year Is there an arbitrage opportunity? If yes, determine the arbitrage profit in Swiss Francs. Assume that James Clark is authorized to work with $1,000,000.James Clark is a foreign exchange trader with Citibank. He notices the following quotes. Spot exchange rate Six-month forward exchange rate Six-month $ interest rate Six-month SFr interest rate USD1.2051/SFr USD1.1922/SFr 8% per year 10% per year Is there an arbitrage opportunity? If yes, determine the arbitrage profit in Swiss Francs. Assume that James Clark is authorized to work with $1,000,000. Input your answer without any currency information.
- An investor has $2m to invest and has the option of placing it in a US bank account paying 2% annually, or in a German bank, where the annual rate of interest is only 2.5%. If the current exchange rate for the Euro is given as $1.4250, at what 1-year Dollar-Euro forward rate of exchange would the investor get the same return from investing in the US as he/she would by investing in Germany? Please show your work.James Clark is a currency trader with Wachovia. He notices the following quotes: Spot exchange rate SFr1.2070 per $ Six-month forward exchange rate SFr1.1941 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.an investor has $2m to invest and has the option of placing it in a us bank account paying 2% annually, or in a german bank, where the annual rate of interest is only 2.5%. if the current exchange rate for the euro is given as $1.4250, at what 1-year dollar-euro forward rate of exchange would the investor get the same return from investing in the us as he/she would by investing in germany?
- Vicky Gomez, a foreign exchange trader at Wells Fargo, can invest $1M, or the foreign currency equivalent of the bank's short term funds, in an uncovered or covered interest arbitrage with the United Kingdom. Arbitrage funds available to invest: $1M( or the equivalent in pounds) Spot rate ($/Ł) : 1.9422 90-day forward exchange rate ($/Ł): 1.9150 Expected 90-day spot exchange rate ($/Ł): 1.8810 U.S. dollar 90-day interest rate: 2.000% U.K. pound 90-day interest rate: 5.900% A.Should Vicky make an covered investment in the UK? Show work and give answer. B. Shoudl Vicky make an uncovered investment in the UK? Show work and give answer.Due to your export to Thailand, you have an account receivable in six months from today in the amount of 525.00 million in Thai Baht (TB). The data that you have compiled are below. In addition, you are told that for simplicity you should assume that the interest rate in each country is the same for borrowing or lending. You would like to hedge the foreign exposure of this account. Thai Baht (TB) is the currency of Thailand. • Spot rate: TB 32.72/$ • Forward rate (six months): TB 34.30/$ • U.S. prime rate: 3.2 percent (borrowing or lending). Prime rate is an interest rate. • Thailand interest rate: 6.0 percent (borrowing or lending) • The firm borrows and invests at the market rates. Answer questions 1 through 6 based on the above information. If you choose to do nothing (=do not hedge), the dollar outcome at the end of the six months is: 16.0452 million 15.3061 million Unknown 15.6291 million 17178.0 millionHeidi Høi Jensen, a foreign exchange trader at J.P. Morgan Chase, can invest $15 million, or the foreign currency equivalent of the bank's short term funds, in a covered interest arbitrage with Denmark. Heidi plans to use the following quotes to make a covered interest arbitrage (CIA). Assumptions Arbitrage funds available Spot exchange raté (kr/S) 3-month forward rate (kr/S) US dollar 3-month interest rate Danish kroner 3-month interest rate Value $15,000,000 5.1197 5.1611 4.4679% 8.0239% Because for this level of analysis/problems, small differences in % lead to arbitrage profit/losses, please always use 4 digits in your calculations For your answer (since this is a dollars answer), round your answer to the nearest $0.01 (use 2 decimals). DO NOT USE commas to separate thousands. For negative results, enter the minus (-) symbol in front of the first digit/#. For example, if your answer is $4,000,287.329; then enter 4000287.33; if your answer is $400 then enter 400.00 If Heidi makes…
- Al-Huda Corporation is an Omani firm offering different services. However, its main activity focuses on importing goods from England. Often, the firm pays its bills in GBP keeping part of its liabilities denominated in this currency. Suppose the spot rate 1 GBP = 0.6255 OMR and the 3 month forward rate is GBP1.5990/OMR. What type of exchange exposure is Al-Huda Corporation is facing? O a. Transaction exposure b. Economic exposure O C. Translation exposure O d. Operating exposureHeidi Høi Jensen, a foreign exchange trader at J.P. Morgan Chase, can invest $5 million, or the foreign currency equivalent of the bank's short term funds, in a covered interest arbitrage with Denmark. Assumptions Arbitrage funds available Spot exchange rate (kr/$) 3-month forward rate (kr/S) US dollar 3-month interest rate Danish kroner 3-month interest rate Value $5,000,000 6.1720 6.1980 4.000% a) 5.000% a) kr Equivalent kr 30,860,000 Heidi Høi Jensen generates a covered interest arbitrage profit because, although U.S. dollar interest rates are lower, the U.S. dollar is selling forward at a premium against the Danish krone. What is the amount of that profit? kr21,102 kr34,750 kr24,250 kr54,150An investor has $10m to invest and has the following options: 1) depositing it in a US bank account paying 3% annually, or 2) depositing it in a German bank, where the annual rate of interest is only 2%. Assume that today the current spot exchange rate for the Euro is given as $1.2750, while the 1-year Dollar-Euro forward rate is posted as 1.2995. a. Based on your knowledge of the relationship between interest rate differentials and the current dollar-euro forward premium or discount, in which country should the investor deposit her money? why? b. If you had the power to adjust the German interest rate, with all else constant, what rate would you establish, such that the investor is totally indifferent between depositing in either countries? Show your work and the logic behind it.