Question: Question 3 Profit opportunities arise from cross rate differences between financial centres. On 9th September 2020, you noticed the following FX rates of various banks:

Question 3

Profit opportunities arise from cross rate differences between financial centres. On 9th September 2020, you noticed the following FX rates of various banks:

Amato Bank quotes Japanese yen per Australian dollar (Yen/A$)

82.00

Sanio Bank quotes Japanese yen per SFr (Yen/SFr)

97.00

XYZ Bank quotes Swiss franc (SFr) per Australian dollar (SFr/A$)

1.15

i) Is there any arbitrage opportunity? Calculate the relevant cross rate that may lead to arbitrage profit.

ii) Using a hypothetical amount of A$1,000,000 to invest, show how an investor can make arbitrage profit. [3 + 3 = 6 marks]

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