Uncovered interest arbitrage

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A speculative activity involving the switching of funds, for example, from a lower interest rate currency into a higher interest rate currency.

(It differs from Covered interest arbitrage, because no forward foreign exchange contact is transacted to cover the related foreign exchange risk.)

See also