You noticed the current spot exchange rate is $1.50/ and the one-year forward exchange rate is $1.60/.

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You noticed the current spot exchange rate is $1.50/£ and the one-year forward exchange rate is $1.60/£. The one-year interest rate is 5.4% in dollars and 5.2% in pounds. Assuming you can borrow at most $1,000,000 or the equivalent pound amount (i.e., £666,667, at the current spot exchange rate), can you make a guaranteed profit? If so, how would you carry out the transaction? If not, why not?

Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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Financial Institutions, Markets and Money

ISBN: 978-1119330363

12th edition

Authors: David S. Kidwell, David W. Blackwell, David A. Whidbee, Richard W. Sias

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