Bounds of forward contract price between which arbitrage is not profitable.

Suppose that the stock and forward contract have bid and ask prices of S b < S a S^b < S^a and F b < F a F^b < F^a , a trader incurs a transaction cost K in the stock or forward contract, and interest rate for borrowing and lending (compounded continuously)are r b > r l r^b > r^l . 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, S b = 100 S^b=100 currency unit. and S a = 102 S^a=102 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 F + F^+ of F 0 , T F_{0,T} above which arbitrage is profitable, and what will be lower bound F F^- of F 0 , T F_{0,T} below which arbitrage is profitable? (Assume Forward contract maturity= 1 year).

F + = 108 F^+=108 and F = 104 F^-=104 F + = 111 F^+=111 and F = 107 F^-=107 F + = 115 F^+=115 and F = 110 F^-=110 F + = 105 F^+=105 qnd F = 102 F^-=102

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Winod Dhamnekar
Apr 5, 2019

If F b > F + F^b > F^+ cash and carry arbitrage is profitable. If F a < F F^a < F^- reverse cash and carry arbitrage is profitable. What is cash and carry arbitrage?

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