Agapito is a speculator who has a futures contract to deliver, on December 31, 1.5 million dollars in exchange for 30 million pesos. Explain what will happen if the exchange rate is 25 pesos per dollar. Repeat if the exchange rate is 15 pesos per dollar. For the analysis, assume that Agapito acquired 1.5 million dollars on December 30. For this operation, does Agapito have to pay a premium?

Agapito is a speculator who has a futures contract to deliver, on December 31, 1.5 million dollars in exchange for 30 million pesos. Explain what will happen if the exchange rate is 25 pesos per dollar. Repeat if the exchange rate is 15 pesos per dollar. For the analysis, assume that Agapito acquired 1.5 million dollars on December 30. For this operation, does Agapito have to pay a premium?

International Financial Management

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Chapter7: International Arbitrage And Interest Rate Parity

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