A trader owns gold as part of a long-term investment portfolio. The trader can buy gold for $1250 per ounce and sell gold for $1249 per ounce. The trader can borrow funds at 6% per year and invest funds at 5.5% per year (assume continuous compounding).
- For what range of six-month forward prices of gold does the trader have no arbitrage opportunities? Assume there is no bid-offer spread for forward prices.