Assume that you work for one of the largest investment banks in Turkey and as a securities dealer you sell a corporation some Treasury bills at a price of TL9,856,873 while simultaneously agreeing to repurchase these Treasury bills in 7 days for a price of TL9,883,563.
a. Explain who the borrower and lender of money are in this transaction.
b. Calculate the annualized rate of return for this transaction.
c. If the current implied repo rate for a cash-and-carry transaction is 15 percent, explain who would have an arbitrage opportunity (you or the corporation?). Briefly describe the transactions for taking advantage of this arbitrage opportunity.