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If the Implied Repo Rate Is Lower Than the Borrowing RbR _ { b }

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If the implied repo rate is lower than the borrowing rate RbR _ { b } and the lending rate RR _ {\ell } for the same maturity, what strategy would you adopt to undertake an arbitrage?


A) Buy the asset spot, sell it forward, lend at rate RR _ {\ell } .
B) Buy the asset spot, sell it forward, borrow at rate RbR _ { b } .
C) Sell the asset spot, buy it forward, lend at rate RR _ {\ell } .
D) Sell the asset spot, buy it forward, borrow at rate RbR _ { b } .

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