Given the following exchange rate in Malaysia and Korea:   Currencies pair Rate The Exchange GBP/MYR 5.5800 Malaysia KRW/MYR 0.0035 Malaysia GBP/KRW 1,581.00 Korea   i. Determine any arbitrage opportunity.   ii. Calculate the profit/ (loss) from the above triangular arbitrage assuming your investment starts with KRW5,000,000. iii. Conclude your answer in (b) a

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(b) Given the following exchange rate in Malaysia and Korea:  

Currencies pair

Rate

The Exchange

GBP/MYR

5.5800

Malaysia

KRW/MYR

0.0035

Malaysia

GBP/KRW

1,581.00

Korea

 

i. Determine any arbitrage opportunity.

 

ii. Calculate the profit/ (loss) from the above triangular arbitrage assuming your investment starts with KRW5,000,000.

iii. Conclude your answer in (b) above.

 

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