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Casper Landsten is a foreign exchange tender. He has $1 million (or its Swiss franc equivalent) for a short term money market investment and wonders if he should invest in U.S. dollars for three months, or make a CIA investment in the Swiss franc. He faces the following quotes:
Arbitrage funds available |
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
Spot exchange rate (SFr/$) |
1.2807 |
||
3-month forward rate (SFr/$) |
1.2739 |
||
U.S. Dollar annual interest rate |
4.795 |
% |
|
Swiss franc annual interest rate |
3.203 |
% |
The CIA profit potential is 0.543%. What is the CIA profit amount in $?