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Assume you are a trader with Deutsche Bank

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Assume you are a trader with Deutsche Bank. From the quote screen on your computer terminal, you notice that Dresdner Bank is quoting €0.7627 for 1USD while Credit Suisse is offering SF1.1806 for 1USD. You learn that Union Bank of Switzerland is offering a direct market transaction between the Swiss franc and the euro, with a current quote of €0.6395 per SF 1.00. Show how you can make a triangular arbitrage profit from these rates. (Ignore bidask spreads for this problem.) Assume you have $5,000,000 to undertake the arbitrage. At what €/SF rate will eliminate triangular arbitrage?

Refer to IKEA group and perform a trend analysis for the most recent 4 years (the financial statements needed for this assignment may be available at https://finance.yahoo.com/). Analyze the trends for 3 line items you believe are most important in evaluating a company for the balance sheet and for the income statement (3 each). In your initial post, answer the following questions: What do you observe in the linear trends (i.e., are values increasing or decreasing)? What are the trends on a common-size basis? What would be your next steps in completing a thorough analysis of the trends? Your Discussion should be a minimum of 250 words in length and not more than 450 words.