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What steps would you follow in order to take advantage of the following arbitrage opportunity (if there is one)? Security A costs $100 and pays $120 in 3 years. Security B costs $100 and pays $110 in one year. Your friend tells you that he would like you to lend him $110 in a year and that he would give $130 the following year. Finally you know that in two years, with $130, you can invest in a security that will pay you either $140 or $121 (with equal probability) after a year. 2

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You borrow security A and sell it, with ...

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