Question

National Bank quotes the following for the British pound and the New Zealand dollar:

Quoted Bid Price Quoted Ask Price
Value of a British pound (£) in $ $1.61 $1.62
Value of a New Zealand dollar (NZ$) in $ $.55 $.56
Value of a British pound in New Zealand dollars NZ$2.95 NZ$2.96
Assume you have $10,000 to conduct triangular arbitrage. What is your profit from implementing this strategy?
A) $13.43.
B) $17.53.
C) $12.54.
D) $11.80.
E) None of the above.

Answer 1

E) None of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine What is your profit from implementing this strategy

Profit={[($10,000/$1.62)*$2.95]*$.55}-$10,000

Profit =[( £6,172.84 *2.95) *$.55]-$10,000

Profit=( NZ$18,209.88 x $.55)-$10,000

Profit = $10,015.43-$10,000

Profit=$15.43

Therefore your profit from implementing this strategy is $15.43