Suppose you saw a set of quoted prices from a U.S. bank and a French bank such

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Suppose you saw a set of quoted prices from a U.S. bank and a French bank such that you could borrow dollars, sell the dollars in the spot foreign exchange market for euros, deposit the euros for 90 days, and make a forward contract to sell euros for dollars and make a guaranteed profit. Would this be an arbitrage opportunity? Why or why not?

Foreign Exchange Market
The foreign exchange market (also known as forex, FX or the currency market) is an over-the-counter (OTC) global marketplace that determines the exchange rate for currencies around the world. Participants are able to buy, sell, exchange and...
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International Financial Management

ISBN: 978-0132162760

2nd edition

Authors: Geert Bekaert, Robert J. Hodrick

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