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Your client has been offered a money market security with a par value £ 1000 that matures in one year in the UK market. The current price on the market is £ 954. The current exchange rate (S0) is 1.54 $/£. You also know that one year from now the exchange rate will be at 1.38 $/£. What is the effective yield of this security if your client holds the bond until maturity?
| Investment in UK | 954.00 | 
| × Exchange rate | 1.54 | 
| Investment in USA | 1,469.16 | 
| One year outcome in UK | 1,000.00 | 
| × Exchange rate | 1.38 | 
| Return in USA | 1,380.00 | 
| Less: investment in USA | (1,469.16) | 
| Return on investment | (89.16) | 
| / Investment amount | 1,469.16 | 
| Effective yield | -6.07% | 
Answer is:
-6.07%