James Clark is a currency trader with Wachovia. He notices the following quotes: Spot exchange rate SFr1.2066 per $ Six-month forward exchange rate SFr1.1937 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.

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It is the possibility that the value of a currency will fluctuate in the future. In the wake of globalization, business establishments have increasingly ventured into international markets. The volume of international trade has prospered excellently in the near past and is expected to be more affluent in the future. The use of exchange-traded derivative financial instruments has been multi-folded to provide for the requirements of various MNCs and offshore potential investors. Most banks and financial institutions have helped integrate the global economies. Our Government has introduced some bold and extreme measures to fulfil the purpose behind the fiscal, industrial, and monetary policies. The enactment of GST is a huge step towards streamlining the taxation system of the country. Owing to Covid-19, this aspect of corporate risk management has become critical.