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The South African rand has a one-year forward premium

The South African rand has a one-year forward premium 



1. Covered Interest Arbitrage in Both Directions . Assume that the annual U.S. interest rate is currently 8 percent and Germany- annual interest rate is currently 9 percent. The euro- one-year forward rate currently exhibits a discount of 2 percent. 

a.	Does interest rate parity exist? 
b.	Can a U.S. firm benefit from investing funds in Germany using covered interest arbitrage? 
c.	Can a German subsidiary of a U.S. firm benefit by investing funds in the United States through covered interest arbitrage? 


2. Covered Interest Arbitrage. The South African rand has a one-year forward premium of 2 percent. One-year interest rates in the U.S. are 3 percentage points higher than in South Africa. Based on this information, is covered interest arbitrage possible for a U.S. investor if interest rate parity holds?



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