The spot rate is $1.60/£. Three-month interest rate in the US is 6% while the three-month interest rate in the UK is 8%, both in continuously compounded terms. What is the arbitrage-free three-month forward price? O 1.608 O 1.568 O 1.592 O None of these O 1.632
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