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Mathematically, Interest Rate Parity Between the Currencies of Two Countries

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Mathematically, interest rate parity between the currencies of two countries, A and B, can be expressed as I(1+iA) =(1 S) (1+iB) F\mathrm { I } \left( 1 + \mathrm { i } _ { \mathrm { A } } \right) = \left( \frac { 1 } { \mathrm {~S} } \right) ( 1 + \mathrm { i } \mathrm { B } ) \mathrm { F }
where ________.


A) I = amount of A's currency to be invested for a time period of length t
B) F = spot exchange rate: price of foreign currency in terms of domestic currency (units of domestic currency per unit of foreign currency)
C) S = t-period forward rate: price of foreign currency t periods from now
D) iB = interest rate on an investment maturing at time t in country A

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