Covered Arbitrage Opportunities - A Filipino Perspective

Mobashsher Mannan Fahad and Nisar Ahmed

This paper examines the arbitrage opportunities from Filipino Investors’ perspective in relation to their main trading partner, Japan. The study has been conducted with data between 1994-2013. Findings suggests absence of IFE and PPP. The exchange rate is affected by 1346 macro-forces. Investors or consumers should conduct a combination of technical and fundamental analysis to identify trends. Dominant higher real-interest rates and cheaper commodities at home suggest the local market to be stable, but for arbitrage opportunity seekers, it is proven that there exist such chances with different levels of risks involved depending on the era and the macro-economic conditions.