Suppose that the stock and forward contract have bid and ask prices of and , a trader incurs a transaction cost K in the stock or forward contract, and interest rate for borrowing and lending (compounded continuously)are . We also assume that there are no transaction cost at time T, with the forward settled by delivery of the stock.
Now if at time 0, currency unit. and currency unit. Transaction cost is 0.1% in the stock and forward contract. Borrowing interest rate is 8% p.a.and lending interest rate is 7% p.a.
What will be upper bound of above which arbitrage is profitable, and what will be lower bound of below which arbitrage is profitable? (Assume Forward contract maturity= 1 year).
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If F b > F + cash and carry arbitrage is profitable. If F a < F − reverse cash and carry arbitrage is profitable. What is cash and carry arbitrage?