We borrow $90.9 today to buy a bond for $80.9, leaving $10 in cash. In one year the bond pays $100, which is exactly enough to repay the $90.9 loan, resulting in zero net cash flow. The initial $10 difference is an arbitrage profit from the transaction.
We borrow $90.9 today to buy a bond for $80.9, leaving $10 in cash. In one year the bond pays $100, which is exactly enough to repay the $90.9 loan, resulting in zero net cash flow. The initial $10 difference is an arbitrage profit from the transaction.
We borrow $90.9 today to buy a bond for $80.9, leaving $10 in cash. In one year the bond pays $100, which is exactly enough to repay the $90.9 loan, resulting in zero net cash flow. The initial $10 difference is an arbitrage profit from the transaction.
We borrow $90.9 today to buy a bond for $80.9, leaving $10 in cash. In one year the bond pays $100, which is exactly enough to repay the $90.9 loan, resulting in zero net cash flow. The initial $10 difference is an arbitrage profit from the transaction.
$80.9. We are left with $10. In one year the bond pays us $100 which is exactly enough to repay the loan. We have zero net cash flow. Our free $10 is an arbitrage profit and the entire scheme is an arbitrage trade