Forward Rate Assignment
February 27th, 2020
Use the following information to answer the next three questions.
1. As of today, the spot exchange rate is £1.25/$. The U.S. interest rate is 7% and the interest rate in the euro zone is 10%. What is the one-year forward rate (in terms of a direct quote from the US view) that should prevail according to IRP? Round intermediate steps and your final answer to four decimals.
Suppose that the one year forward rate is $.75/£ . Find the profit (in terms of percentage returns) you could earn via covered interest arbitrage. Assume the US is the home country. Round intermediate steps to four decimals.
.1033 | ||
.0387 | ||
.0669 | ||
.0433 |
3.
Which of the following could occur to eliminate the arbitrage opportunity?
An increase in the spot rate for pounds in terms of dollars. | ||
A decrease in the forward rate for pounds in terms of dollars. | ||
A decrease in the spot rate for pounds in terms of dollars. |
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