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A financier specializing in statistical arbitrage at an international banking institution observes the following details about a particular monetary instrument: The instrument is currently priced at 1,020, and the cost of a 2-year futures contract is $1,045. The financier assumes that there will be no cash flows from the instrument over the next 2 years. Given that the term structure of risk-free interest rates remains constant at 2% per annum, what would be an appropriate arbitrage strategy?
A
Short 1-year futures contracts and long 2-year futures contracts
B
Short 2-year futures contracts and long 1-year futures contracts
C
Short 1-year futures contracts and long the underlying asset funded by borrowing for 1 year at 2% per year
D
Short 2-year futures contracts and long the underlying asset funded by borrowing for 2 years at 2% per year