Japanese Yen Forward. Use the following spot and forward bid-ask rates for the Japanese yen/U.S. dollar (S) exchange rate from September 16, 2010, to answer the following questions: a. What is the mid-rate quote for each maturity? b. What is the annual forward premium on the yen for all maturities? (Assume that the US dollar is the home currency Also use the Mid-Rate values computed in part a) c. Which maturities have the smallest and largest forward premiums? (Click on the spot Period 1 month icon to import the table into a spreadsheet.) VIS Bid Rate VIS Ask Rate 80.81 80.85 80.41 80.46 80.20 80.25 3 months 79.76 79.79 6 months 78.56 78.60 12 months 78.29 78.33 2 months

Bid/Ask on Dollar/Euro Forwards. Use the following spot and forward bid-ask rates for the U.S. dollar/euro (US$/€) from December 10, 2010, to answer the following questions: a. What is the mid-rate for each maturity? b. What is the annual forward premium for all maturities? (Click on the icon to import the table into a spreadsheet.) Period spot 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 12 months Bid Rate 1.3234 1.3233 1.3231 1.3227 1.3218 1.3197 Ask Rate D 1.3235 1.3234 1.3232 1.3229 1.3221 1.3201

The next two questions are based on the following information Consider the following prices in the international money markets: Spot rate: USD1.275/GBP One-year Forward rate: USD1.364/GBP Interest Rate (UK): 2.39% Interest Rate (US): 11.66% Assuming no transaction costs, which of the following statements is true? An arbitrage can be obtained by borrowing in the currency that is expressing the other currency. An arbitrage can be obtained by investing in the currency that is expressing the other currency. An arbitrage can be obtained by borrowing in the currency that is being expressed by the other currency. O d. An arbitrage cannot be obtained by investing in the currency that is being expressed by the other currency. O e. None of the option in this question are correct. O a. O b. O c. What should the forward rate be for the International Fisher Effect to hold? GBP1.4875/USD GBP1.3904/USD USD1.3904/GBP d. USD1.4875/GBP O e. None of the options in this question. a. O b. Oc

a) A stock sells for $125. A call option on the stock has an exercise price of $110 and expires in 3 months. If the interest rate is 0.15 and the standard deviation of the stock's return is 0.30. What would be the price of a put option on the same stock with an exercise price of $140 and the same time (3 months) until expiration? Show all workings. (See Appendix for the Cumulative Normal Distribution Table)

You are given the following information:Spot exchange rate (AUD/EUR) 1.60One-year forward rate (AUD/EUR) 1.62One-year interest rate on the Australian dollar 8.5%One-year interest rate on the euro 6.5%(a) Is there any violation of CIP?(b) Calculate the covered margin (going short on the AUD).(c) Calculate the interest parity forward rate and compare it with the actual forward rate.

Problem 4. Use the following spot and forward bid-ask rates for the U.S. dollar/euro (USS/€) exchange rate from December 10, 2010, toanswer the following questions: images below

e) Suppose that the current spot exchange is: 1 BP (British pound) = $1.21. Use the following interest rates. The interest rate is 8% in the US market (home market). The interest rate is 3% in the UK market (foreign market).        i) Find the forward exchange rate when the IRP holds.

Suppose the spot price of a euro in dollars is $0.932. The U.S. interest rate for 90 days is 6.875% and the euro rate for 90 days is 4.450%. All interest calculations are done as rate times (#days/360).     a. What is the rate for a 90-day forward contract on the euro? b. Suppose the euro forward contract is currently quoted at $0.95. What type of transaction(s) should an arbitrageur conduct to take advantage of the apparent mispricing    Only typed answer

You observe the following quoted money market rates: Bid Ask Spot exchange rate AUD1.185/USD AUD1.189/USD 95-day Forward exchange rate AUD1.341/USD AUD1.349/USD 95-day USD interest rate 5.57% p.a. 6.38% p.a. 95-day AUD interest rate 7.71% p.a. 8.81% p.a. What will your profit (in USD) be 95 days from now if you borrow USD3 million today and invest in Australia and then convert back to USD? In your calculations assume 360 days per year. a. -USD 361,605.85 b. -USD 352,934.10 C. -USD 272,802.68 d. -USD322,300.31 e. None of the options in this question.

Assume the following information: Spot rate of U.S. dollar Quoted Price AUD1.2500/USD 180-day forward rate of U.S. dollar 180-day Australian interest rate (a periodic rate) 180-day U.S. interest rate (a periodic rate) AUD1.2800/USD 4.75% 3.10% A. What USD-denominated percent rate of return can a US investor earn if they attempt covered interest arbitrage? (to two decimal places like 6.54%) B. What AUD-denominated percent rate of return can an Australian investor earn if they attempt covered interest arbitrage? (to two decimal places like 6.54%) C. Given this information, who has a covered interest arbitrage opportunity? Answer either "Australian investors" or "U.S. investors". D. What changes in the 2 quoted prices above would likely occur to eliminate any further possibilities of covered interest arbitrage? (answer with just or 1) Spot rate of U.S. dollar 180-day forward rate of U.S. dollar