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Your broker gives you the following rates for AUD, JPY, and CAD:
AUD0.007/JPY, AUD0.821/CAD and JPY118?CAD. Which of the following
is UNLIKELY to occur if the market reversess back to its
equilibrium state in which there are no triangular arbitrage
opportunities
A) the AUD/CAD will increase
B) the AUD/JPY will increase
C) The JPY/CAD will increase
D) nothing will change
Answer-
Given
AUD/JPY = .007 / 1
AUD/CAD = 0.821 / 1
JPY/CAD = 118
Here
JPY/AUD = 1 / AUD/JPY = 1 / 0.007/1 = 142.86 / 1
JPY/CAD = JPY/AUD x AUD/CAD = 142.86 x 0.821 = 117.29
JPY/CAD has increased as now only 117.29 JPY are required rather than 118 JPY
AUD/CAD = AUD/JPY x JPY/CAD = 0.007 x 118 = 0.826
AUD/CAD has decreased from 0.821 to 0.826 as more AUD are required to purchase CAD.
it is UNLIKELY to occur if the market reverses back to the equilibrium state if there are no triangular arbitrage opportunities.
Theefore the correct option is A. AUD/CAD will decrease instead of increase.