Currently (on June 23) the value of August BIST 30 index futures is 1560 while the spot BIST 30 index has a value of 1512. Given that the current annual interest rate in Turkey is 20% and the annual dividend yield of the BIST 30 index is 4%; b) Is there an arbitrage gap? If so; what may be the arbitrage gain in case of an arbitrage with 50 contracts? Note: Contract Multiplier is 10
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Currently (on June 23) the value of August BIST 30 index futures is 1560 while the spot BIST 30 index has a value of 1512. Given that the current annual interest rate in Turkey is 20% and the annual dividend yield of the BIST 30 index is 4%;
b) Is there an arbitrage gap? If so; what may be the arbitrage gain in case of an arbitrage with 50 contracts?
Note: Contract Multiplier is 10
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