* What is triangular arbitrage ?
Triangular arbitrage is the act of use and opportunity resulting from a pricing difference between three different currencies in the foreign exchange market.
(Triangular arbitrage is also known as cross currency arbitrage / three point arbitrage.)
A Triangular arbitrage opportunity occurs when the exchange rate of currency rate does not match cross currency exchange rate. the price difference arise from situations when one market is overvalued and another one is undervalued.
* Risk in triangular arbitrage
This types of arbitrage is riskless profit that occurs when a quoted exchange rate does not equals the market cross exchange rate.
* Example of triangular arbitrage
Though this is not the most complicated arbitrage strategy in use, in triangular arbitrage a trader converts one currency to another at one bank, converts that second currency to another at a second bank, and finally convert that third currency to the original at third bank, the same bank would have the information efficiency to ensure all of its currency rates are aligned requiring the use of different financial institutional for strategy.
for example assume you begin with $2 million you see that at three different institution the following currency exchange rates are immediately available.
> Institutional 1 : Euros/USD=0.894
> Institutional 2. Euros/ British pound =1.276
> Institutional 3. USD/ British pound =1.432
First, you would convert the $2 million to euros at the 0.984 rate, giving you 1,788,000 euros, Next, you would take the 1,788,000 euros and convert them to pounds at the 1.276 rate, giving you 1,401,254 pounds. Next, you would take the pounds and converts them back to USD at the1.432 rate. giving you $2,006,596. Your total risk free arbitrage profit would be $6,596.
Triangular arbitrage is the act of use and opportunity resulting from a pricing difference between three different currencies in the foreign exchange market.
(Triangular arbitrage is also known as cross currency arbitrage / three point arbitrage.)
A Triangular arbitrage opportunity occurs when the exchange rate of currency rate does not match cross currency exchange rate. the price difference arise from situations when one market is overvalued and another one is undervalued.
* Risk in triangular arbitrage
This types of arbitrage is riskless profit that occurs when a quoted exchange rate does not equals the market cross exchange rate.
* Example of triangular arbitrage
Though this is not the most complicated arbitrage strategy in use, in triangular arbitrage a trader converts one currency to another at one bank, converts that second currency to another at a second bank, and finally convert that third currency to the original at third bank, the same bank would have the information efficiency to ensure all of its currency rates are aligned requiring the use of different financial institutional for strategy.
for example assume you begin with $2 million you see that at three different institution the following currency exchange rates are immediately available.
> Institutional 1 : Euros/USD=0.894
> Institutional 2. Euros/ British pound =1.276
> Institutional 3. USD/ British pound =1.432
First, you would convert the $2 million to euros at the 0.984 rate, giving you 1,788,000 euros, Next, you would take the 1,788,000 euros and convert them to pounds at the 1.276 rate, giving you 1,401,254 pounds. Next, you would take the pounds and converts them back to USD at the1.432 rate. giving you $2,006,596. Your total risk free arbitrage profit would be $6,596.
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