Suppose one-year German Treasury bill pays 4.13% and one-year Canadian Treasury bill pays 2.95%. The curent spot exchange rate is 1 Euro (EUR) = 1.3694 Canadian dollar (CAD) and the one-year forward exchange rate is 1 EUR = 1.3335 CAD. How much arbitrage profit can an investor earn on an investment value of CAD 4 million?

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Suppose one-year German Treasury bill pays 4.13% and one-year Canadian Treasury
bill pays 2.95%. The curent spot exchange rate is 1 Euro (EUR) = 1.3694 Canadian
dollar (CAD) and the one-year forward exchange rate is 1 EUR = 1.3335 CAD. How
much arbitrage profit can an investor earn on an investment value of CAD 4 million?
Answer:
CAD
(DO NOT ROUND YOUR CALCULATIONS UNTIL YOU REACH THE FINAL
ANSWER. ENTER YOUR RESPONSE ROUNDED TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES,
AND NO SEPARATOR FOR THOUSANDS.)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose one-year German Treasury bill pays 4.13% and one-year Canadian Treasury bill pays 2.95%. The curent spot exchange rate is 1 Euro (EUR) = 1.3694 Canadian dollar (CAD) and the one-year forward exchange rate is 1 EUR = 1.3335 CAD. How much arbitrage profit can an investor earn on an investment value of CAD 4 million? Answer: CAD (DO NOT ROUND YOUR CALCULATIONS UNTIL YOU REACH THE FINAL ANSWER. ENTER YOUR RESPONSE ROUNDED TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES, AND NO SEPARATOR FOR THOUSANDS.)
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