Blades 7 Essay

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Chapter 7 International Arbitrage and Interest Rate Parity Solution to Continuing Case Problem: Blades, Inc. 1. The first arbitrage opportunity relates to locational arbitrage. Holt has obtained spot rate quotations from two banks in Thailand, Minzu Bank and Sobat Bank, both located in Bangkok. The bid and ask prices of Thai baht for each bank are displayed in the table below: | |Minzu Bank |Sobat Bank | |Bid |$0.0224 |$0.0228 | |Ask |$0.0227 |$0.0229 | Determine whether the foreign exchange quotations are appropriate. If they are not appropriate, determine the profit you could generate by withdrawing $100,000 from Blades’ checking account and engaging in arbitrage before the rates are adjusted. ANSWER: Locational arbitrage is possible: |Locational Arbitrage | | | | | |1. Buy Thai baht from Minzu Bank ($100,000/$0.0227) |4,405,286.34 | | | | |2. Sell Thai baht to Sobat Bank (THB4,405,286.34 × $0.0228) |100,440.53 | | | | |3. Dollar profit ($100,440.53 – $100,000) |440.53 | 2. Besides the bid and ask quotes for the Thai baht provided in the previous

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