Question: Casper Landsten - UIA ( B ) . Casper Landsten is a foreign exchange trader for a bank in New York. Using the values and

Casper Landsten-UIA (B). Casper Landsten is a foreign exchange trader for a bank in New York. Using the values and assumptions below, he decides to seek the full 4.805% return available in U.S. dollars by not covering his forward dollar receiptslong dashan uncovered interest arbitrage(UIA) transaction. Assess this decision.
Arbitrage funds available
$
900,000
Spot exchange rate (SFr/$)
1.2805
3-month forward rate (SFr/$)
1.2742
Expected spot rate in 90 days (SFr/$)
1.2696
U.S. Dollar annual interest rate
4.805
%
Swiss franc annualinterest rate
3.203
%
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Part 1
The uncovered interest arbitrage(UIA) profit amount is $
enter your response here. (Round to the nearest cent.)

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