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Explanation:
The exact theoretical futures price using continuous compounding is USD per Euro.
The quoted futures price is $1.1001.1021 - 1.100 = 0.0021$ USD. For an investment of Euros, the arbitrage gain is $1000 \times 0.0021 = `.
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Q.16 Muhammad Zubair is the investment manager of an investment company based in Chicago that invests in almost all financial instruments such as equities, derivatives, currencies, etc. He is considering investing 1000 Euros in 1.50-year currency futures contracts on the U.S. dollar. The 1.5-year risk-free interest rates in the Eurozone and the U.S. are 1.25% and 1.5%, respectively, and the spot exchange rate is 1.098 USD per Euro. According to the given data, the futures exchange rate should be 1.102 USD per Euro. However, the 1.5-year futures exchange rate is quoted at 1.100 USD per Euro. Using this information, what is the arbitrage gain or loss?
A
Arbitrage gain of $2.1.
B
Arbitrage loss of $15.8.
C
Arbitrage loss of $1.8.
D
Arbitrage loss of $7.9.