Chapter 9, Problem 1ST

Assume interest rates in the US are at 1.5% per year, and interest rates in Israel are at 6% per year, and that the shekel is trading at 4 sheckels/dollar. If the two-year forward rate on sheckels is 4.3 sheckels/dollar, do you want to invest in dollars or sheckels to maximize your returns for the next two years? How much would you make in arbitrage profits if you can borrow $10,000,000 or an equivalent amount of sheckels over this time period?   What sheckel/dollar forward rate implies no arbitrage?

Assume that the four-year annualized interest rate in the United States is 9 percent and the four-year annualized interest rate in Singapore is 6 percent. Assume interest rate parity holds for a four-year horizon. Assume that the spot rate of the Singapore dollar is $.60. If the forward rate is used to forecast exchange rates, what will be the forecast for the Singapore dollar’s spot rate in four years? What percentage appreciation or depreciation does this forecast imply over the four-year period?

The $/£ spot exchange rate is currently $1.50 per pound and is expected to fall to $1.42 per pound one year from now. The annual interest rate on pound deposits is 5 percent. A. Calculate the expected annual dollar rate of return on one-year British-pound deposits using the precise approach. B. Calculate the expected annual dollar rate of return on one-year British-pound deposits using the approximation approach.

Given the spot and two-year forward rates for the British pound are $2.00 and $1.95, respectively and are $1.40 and $1.42 per euro, respectively. Given that interest rates are 6 percent in the U.S., 8 percent in U.K., and 5 percent in Germany.  Determine which country can generate the best return on a covered two-years investment. Assume a $200,000 investment value.

Suppose the spot rate for the Canadian dollar is CAD1.034 = USD1, the 3-month forward rate is CAD1.036 = USD1, and the 1-year forward rate is CADS1.039. = USD1. If no other information is available, what will be your guess about the spot rate in 1 year?

Suppose you are expecting to receive a million british pounds in six months,and you agree to a forward trade to exchange your pounds for dollars. If the spot exchange rate and the 150day forward rate in terms of dollars per pound are $1.5861=£1 and $1.5832=£1,respectively. How many dollars will you get in six months?Is the pound selling at a discount or a premium relative to the dollar??

A series of four annual constant-dollar payments beginning with $50,000 at the end of the first year is growing at the rate of 8% per year. Assume that the base year is the current year (n = 0). If the market interest rate is 16% per year and the general inflation rate (f) is 10% per year, find the present worth of this series of payments, based on(a) constant-dollar analysis.(b) actual-dollar analysis.