You live in Australia and want to try to make some money through interest rate arbitrage abroad. You notice the followin
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:49 am
You live in Australia and want to try to make some money through interest rate arbitrage abroad. You notice the following rates quoted online: Bid Ask Spot exchange rate AUD 1.1547/CHF AUD 1.1590/CHF 120-day Forward exchange rate AUD 1.2025/CHF AUD 1.2082/CHF 120-day AUD interest rate 9.92% p.a. 10.37% p.a. 120-day CHF interest rate 7.37% p.a. 7.74% p.a. What will your profit (in AUD) be 120 days from now if you borrow AUD7 million and invest in Switzerland then convert back to the Australian dollar? O a. AUD 199,181 O b. AUD 269,348 O C. AUD 218,638 O d. AUD 191,976 O e. AUD 210,729