Ali is specialized in Cross-rate arbitrage. He notices the below quotes: CHF1.5971 = 1USD; AUD1.8215 = 1USD; AUD1.1440 = 1CHF. By ignoring transaction cost. Does Ali have an arbitrage opportunity on these quotes? In case of any arbitrage opportunity, what steps has to be taken to achieved, if he has USD1,000,000 available for this purpose.
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Ali is specialized in Cross-rate arbitrage. He notices the below quotes: CHF1.5971 = 1USD; AUD1.8215 = 1USD; AUD1.1440 = 1CHF. By ignoring transaction cost. Does Ali have an arbitrage opportunity on these quotes?
In case of any arbitrage opportunity, what steps has to be taken to achieved, if he has USD1,000,000 available for this purpose.
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- Shava specializes in cross-rate arbitrage. He notices the following quotes: Swiss franc/dollar = SFr1.5987/$ Australian dollar/U.S. dollar = A$1.8233/$ Australian dollar/Swiss franc = A$1.1452/SFr Ignoring transaction costs, does Shava have an arbitrage opportunity based on these quotes? If there is an arbitrage opportunity, what steps would he take to make an arbitrage profit, and how much would he profit if he has $1,000,000 available for this purpose?Doug Bernard specializes in cross-rate arbitrage. He notices the following quotes: Swiss franc/dollar = SFr1.6077/$ Australian dollar/U.S. dollar = A$1.8345/$ Australian dollar/Swiss franc = A$1.1521/SFr Ignoring transaction costs, does Doug Bernard have an arbitrage opportunity based on these quotes? If there is an arbitrage opportunity, what steps would he take to make an arbitrage profit, and how much would he profit if he has $1,000,000 available for this purpose?Doug Bernard specializes in cross-rate arbitrage. He notices the following quotes: Swiss franc/U.S. dollar = 1.5971 CHF/USD Australian dollar/U.S. dollar = 1.8215 AUD/USD Australian dollar/Swiss franc = 1.1300 AUD/CHF Does Doug Bernard have an arbitrage opportunity based on these quotes? If there is an arbitrage opportunity, how much would he profit if he has $1,000,000 USD? A. No, there is no profitable arbitrage opportunity. B. Yes, he can make $9,296 USD profit. C. None is correct. D. Yes, he can make $8,573 USD profit.
- You observe the following quotes for the USD/AUD in the spot market from two banks:Bank of Sydney /Bank of New YorkBid Ask/ Bid Ask0.71711 0.71715 /0.71708 0.71715Do these quotes imply the possibility of earning a profit by using locational arbitrage? If so, calculatethe potential profit if you are able to use AUD 25,000. If not, explain why arbitrage is not possible?(b) You observe the following quotes for the GBP /AUD in the spot market from two banks:Bank of Melbourne/ Bank of LondonBid Ask/ Bid Ask0.5458 0.5459 /0.5514 0.5515Do these quotes imply the possibility of earning a profit by using locational arbitrage? If so, calculatethe potential profit if you are able to use GBP 50,000. If not, explain why arbitrage is not possible?c) You observe the following quotes for the EUR / USD in the spot market from two banks:Deutsche Bank/ Bank of AmericaBid Ask /Bid Ask1.18102 1.18102 /1.18094 1.18100Do these quotes imply the possibility of earning a profit by using locational arbitrage? If…a) You observe the following quotes for the USD/AUD in the spot market from two banks: Bank of Sydney Bank of New York Bid Ask Bid Ask 0.71711 0.71715 0.71708 0.71715 Do these quotes imply the possibility of earning a profit by using locational arbitrage? If so, calculate the potential profit if you are able to use AUD 25,000. If not, explain why arbitrage is not possible? (b) You observe the following quotes for the GBP /AUD in the spot market from two banks: Bank of Melbourne Bank of London Bid Ask Bid Ask 0.5458 0.5459 0.5514 0.5515 Do these quotes imply the possibility of earning a profit by using locational arbitrage? If so, calculate the potential profit if you are able to use GBP 50,000. If not, explain why arbitrage is not possible? c) You observe the following quotes for the EUR / USD in the spot market from two banks: Deutsche Bank Bank of America Bid Ask Bid Ask 1.18102 1.18102 1.18094 1.18100 Do these quotes imply the…Assume the following quotes: Citibank quotes U.S. dollars per pound at $1.5400/£ National Westminster quotes euro per pound at €1.6000/£ Deutsche bank quotes dollars per euro at $0.9700/€ Is there an arbitrage opportunity based on these quotations? If so, show how a market trader with one million $ (1,000.000 $) can make an inter-market arbitrage profit, and calculate that profit.
- Assuming the following quotes: Citibank quotes U.S. dollars per pound at $1.5400/£ National Westminster quotes euro per pound at €1.6000/£ Deutsche bank quotes dollars per euro at $0.9700/€ Is there an arbitrage opportunity based on these quotations? If so, show how a market trader with one million $ (1,000.000 $) can make an inter-market arbitrage profit, and calculate that profit.James Clark is a foreign exchange trader with Citibank. He notices the following quotes. (12’)Spot exchange rate SFr1.2051/$Six-month forward exchange rate SFr1.1922/$Six-month $ interest rate 2.5% per yearSix-month SFr interest rate 2.0% per yeara. Is the interest rate parity holding? You may ignore transaction costs.b. Is there an arbitrage opportunity? If yes, show what steps need to be taken to make arbitrage profit. Assuming that James Clark is authorized to work with $1,000,000, compute the arbitrage profit in dollars.?Bank A quotes a bid rate of $0.300 and an ask rate of $0.305 for the Malaysian ringgit (MYR). Bank B quotes a bid rate of $0.306 and an ask rate of $0.310 for the ringgit. What will be the profit for an investor that has $500,000 available to conduct locational arbitrage?
- The British pound (GBP) is currently priced at $1.50 and the Swiss Franc (SF) is priced at $0.50, while the quoted cross rate is 1GB =3.50 SF. If you have $1,000, can you make an arbitrage profit? If so, describe the steps required to create the opportunity and show the profit. If there is no arbitrage profit opportunity, describe how you arrived at that decision.Citibank quotes NZ$1 = US$ 0.6624. Deutsche Bank quotes € 1 = US$1.1758.BNZ Bank quotes€ 1 = NZ$1.7762.a. If these quotes are simultaneously observed spot rates, can you make an arbitrage profit? Ifso, calculate what profit would you make if you started with NZ$ 1 million. Assume thatthere are no transaction costs. b. What would be your arbitrage profit if you were to incur total transaction costs of 0.1% of theamount used for conversions?Masons intends to purchase goods valued at £2.09 million, with payment due in one year. To mitigate the exchange rate risk associated with the £2.09 million payment, Masons is considering the forward market hedging strategy. Using the data provided in Table 1, determine the cost in Chinese yuan (CNY) when employing the forward market hedging strategy. (Please input the value as a whole number, excluding any signs or symbols). TABLE 1 For Chinese yuan (CNY) Spot rate £0.3755/CNY One-year forward rate £0.5381/CNY One-year CNY deposit and borrowing rate 8.48% One-year call options Exercise price = £0.52 Premium = £0.03 One-year put options Exercise price = £0.58 Premium = £0.06 For British Pound (£) Spot rate CNY3.5909/£ One-year forward rate CNY1.918/£ One-year £ deposit and borrowing rate 4.71% One-year call options Exercise price = CNY1.64 Premium = CNY0.17…
