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if you invest $100 in the U.K market for one year with a forward cover when the interest rate and exchange rates are as given below, the annualized rate of return from the investment is:
Spot rate (bid-ask) = $1.3040-50/£; forward rate(bid-ask) = $1.3000-05/£, U.K. interest rate = 3%
At present we have $100 to invest in UK market for one year forward with a forward cover.
It will yield at an interest rate of 3% in UK market
Given spot rate =1.3040-1.3050
Pounds = USD *Bid(Pound/Dollar)
Pounds = USD*(1/Ask(dollar/pound))
= 100*1/1.3050
= 76.63 Pounds
We have to invest this 76.63 Pounds at an interest rate of 3% for one year
The maturity proceeds will be = 76.63*(1+0.03)
= 78.93 Pounds
We have to convert this pounds into USD(dollars)
USD = Pounds * Bid(USD/Pound)
= 78.93*1.3
= $102.61
Effective Annualised Yield = (102.61-100)/100*100
= 2.61%