Country Contract $/Foreign Currency Canada – Dollar Spot 0.8437 30-day 0.8417 90-day 0.8395 Japan – Yen Spot 0.004684 30-day 0.004717 90-day 0.004781 Switzerland - Franc Spot 0.5139 30-day 0.5169 90-day 0.5315 d. (Cross rates) Compute the Canadian dollar/yen and the yen/Swiss franc spot rates from the data in the preceding table.

Country Contract $/Foreign Currency Canada – Dollar Spot 0.8437 30-day 0.8417 90-day 0.8395 Japan – Yen Spot 0.004684 30-day 0.004717 90-day 0.004781 Switzerland - Franc Spot 0.5139 30-day 0.5169 90-day 0.5315 d. (Cross rates) Compute the Canadian dollar/yen and the yen/Swiss franc spot rates from the data in the preceding table.

International Financial Management

14th Edition

ISBN:9780357130698

Author:Madura

Publisher:Madura

Chapter7: International Arbitrage And Interest Rate Parity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 45QA

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Country Contract $/Foreign Currency Canada – Dollar Spot 0.8437 30-day 0.8417 90-day 0.8395 Japan – Yen Spot 0.004684 30-day 0.004717 90-day 0.004781 Switzerland - Franc Spot 0.5139 30-day 0.5169 90-day 0.5315 (Exchange rate arbitrage) You own $10,000. The dollar rate in Tokyo is 216.6743. The yen rate in New York is given in the preceding table. Are arbitrage profits possible? Set up an arbitrage scheme with your capital. What is the gain (loss) in dollars? d. (Cross rates) Compute the Canadian dollar/yen and the yen/Swiss franc spot rates from the data in the preceding table
Question 2 Country Contract $/Foreign CurrencyCanada – Dollar Spot 0.843730-day 0.841790-day 0.8395Japan – Yen Spot 0.00468430-day 0.00471790-day 0.004781Switzerland - Franc Spot 0.513930-day 0.516990-day 0.5315 a. (Spot exchange rates) An American business needs to pay (a) 10,000 Canadian dollars, (b) 2 million yen, and (c) 50,000 Swiss francs to businesses abroad. What are the dollar payments to the respective countries? b. (Spot exchange rates) An American business pays $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000 to suppliers in, respectively, Japan, Switzerland, and Canada. How much, in local currencies, do the suppliers receive? c. (Exchange rate arbitrage) You own $10,000. The dollar rate in Tokyo is 216.6743.The yen rate in New York is given in the preceding table. Are arbitrage profits possible?Set up an arbitrage scheme with your capital. What is the gain (loss) in dollars? d. (Cross rates) Compute the Canadian dollar/yen and the yen/Swiss franc spot rates from the data in the preceding…
Country Contract $/Foreign Currency Canada – Dollar Spot 0.8437 30-day 0.8417 90-day 0.8395 Japan – Yen Spot 0.004684 30-day 0.004717 90-day 0.004781 Switzerland - Franc Spot 0.5139 30-day 0.5169 90-day 0.5315 a. (Spot exchange rates) An American business needs to pay (a) 10,000 Canadian dollars, (b) 2 million yen, and (c) 50,000 Swiss francs to businesses abroad. What are the dollar payments to the respective countries? b. (Spot exchange rates) An American business pays $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000 to suppliers in, respectively, Japan, Switzerland, and Canada. How much, in local currencies, do the suppliers receive? c. (Exchange rate arbitrage) You own $10,000. The dollar rate in Tokyo is 216.6743. The yen rate in New York is given in the preceding table. Are arbitrage profits possible? Set up an arbitrage scheme with your capital. What is the gain (loss) in dollars?
Cross rates: a) Indirect dollar quotes for yen and pound are 100.2468-3579 and 1.3579-654, respectively. What is the indirect yen for pound cross rate? b) Direct euro quotes for pound and Swiss franc are 1.2468-579 and 0.9876-13. What is the direct franc for pound cross rate? c) Dollar is priced at 100.2468-3579 in Tokyo. Pound is priced at 1.1111-357 in New York. What is the direct yen for pound cross rate? d) Euro is priced at 64.5982-7829 in Moscow. Pound is priced at 1.2468-579 in Frankfurt. What direct pound for ruble cross rate?
In the spot market $1 = 5 Euro, 1 Euro = 25 Canadian Dollar, and 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.75 Japanese Yen. The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen is: $1 = ________ Japanese Yen. (Do not include any currency sign)
In the spot market $1 = 5 Euro, 1 Euro = 25 Canadian Dollar, and 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.75 Japanese Yen. The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen is: $1 = ________ Japanese Yen.
Table 2 gives the exchange rate quotations for the U.S. dollar and the British pound. Table 2. Foreign Exchange Quotations Britain (Pound) 30-day Forward 60-day Forward 180-day Forward U.S. Dollar Equivalent Tuesday 1.3448 1.3392 1.3278 1.3128 Monday 1.3561 1.3507 1.3401 1.3260 Currency Per U.S. Dollar Tuesday Monday 0.7436 0.7374 0.7467 0.7404 0.7531 0.7462 0.7617 0.7541 (a) If you were to buy pounds for immediate delivery, what is the dollar cost of each pound on Tuesday? (b) If you were to sell dollars for immediate delivery, what is the pound cost of each dollar on Tuesday? (c) Regarding the Tuesday quotations: compared to the cost of buying 100 pounds on the spot market, if 100 pounds were bought for future delivery in 180 days the dollar cost of the pounds would be how much higher or lower (if lower, enter as a negative number)?
The following are the prices in the foreign exchange market between the U.S. dollar and another local currency (LC). Spot $0.03112/LC 3-month forward $0.03117/LC 6-month forward $0.03118/LC What was the approximate discount or premium on a three-month forward for LC? A. 0.643% premium B. 0.013% premium C. 0.013% discount D. 0.643% discount
On foreign exchange market platforms exchange rates are quoted using ISO codes. As a rule the euro and the Japanese yen, relative to the dollar, are quoted as EUR/USD and USD/JPY. The current exchange rates are EUR/USD 1.2422 and USD/JPY 108.67. This is equal to: Question 12 options: €1.2422/$ and ¥108.67/$ $1.2422/€ and ¥108.67/$ $1.2422/€ and $108.67/¥ €1.2422/$ and $108.67/¥
May I get part C and D Given below are a set of foreign exchange quotes for several currencies against the Australiandollar as of August 5, 2020.Australian Dollar Exchange RatesCurrency Sell/buyUS, dollar 0.7143/0.7143UK, pound 0.5458/0.5459China, yuan Renminbi 4.9872/4.9907Hong Kong, dollar 5.5349/5.5364India, rupee 53.572/53.669Japan, yen 75.70/75.70Malaysia, ringgit 3.0104/3.0139Philippines, peso 34.953/35.135South Africa, rand 12.2272/12. 2340Switzerland, franc 0.6551/0.6551Thailand, baht 22.1892/22.2317(a) A friend of yours is totally confused by these rates. She is planning to visit Thailand next monthand wishes to purchase 10,000,000 Baht. How many Australian dollars does she require,assuming she is able to use the above quotes?(b) What are the direct quotes for the following currencies with respect to the Australian dollar?(i) UK pound(ii) Chinese Renminbi(iii) Indian rupee(iv) Malaysian ringgit(v) South African rand (c) Create a table showing the bid and ask quotes of each of…
Spot Exchange Rate between Jamaican Dollar and Euro: JMD/€: 179.9298-182.0387 Interest Rates: One-Year JMD 16 3/8 – 5/8 One-Year € 1 1/8 – 1/4What are the quotations for the one-year JMD/€ forward exchange rate?
Using Exchange Rates Use the information below to answer the following questions. U.S. $ EQUIVALENT CURRENCY PER U.S. $ Polish Zloty .2985 3.3496 Euro 1.2318 .8118 Mexican Peso .0752 13.2980 Swiss Franc 1.0256 .9750 Chilean Peso .002071 482.80 New Zealand Dollar .8092 1.2358 Singapore Dollar .8015 1.2476 a. If you have $100, how many Polish zlotys can you get? (Do not include the Polish zlotys sign, zl. Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. How much is one euro worth in U.S. dollars? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.) c. If you have 5.00 million euros, how many dollars do you have? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, e.g., 1,234,567.) d. Which…