Answer to Question 3:

Suppose that the current spot price of the U.S. dollar in terms of the Japanese yen is ¥300 = $1 and that you expect the spot price of the dollar in terms of the yen to be ¥280 = $1 one year from now. Suppose further that interest rates in the two countries on what you believe to be equally risky securities are the same. On the basis of this information you should

1. shift funds from dollars to yen and sell yen forward.

2. shift funds from dollars to yen.

3. sell dollars forward for yen.

4. shift funds from yen to dollars and sell dollars forward.

Choose the correct option.