Takeshi Kamada, a foreign exchange trader at Credit Suisse (Tokyo), is exploring covered interest arbitrage possibilities. He wants to invest $5,000,000 or its yen equivalent, in a covered interest arbitrage between U.S. dollars and Japanese yen. He faced the following exchange rate and interest rate quotes.
Arbitrage funds available $5,000,000 or its Yen equivalent
Spot rate ¥/$ 118.60
360 day Forward rate ¥/$ 117.80
U.S. dollar annual interest rate 2.4%
Japanese yen annual interest rate 1.7%
What would be his arbitrage profit in Yen? (round to two decimal places).
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