Assume the bid rate of an Australian dollar is £0.40 while the ask rate is £0.42 at Bank Q. Assume the bid rate of an Australian dollar is £0.415 while the ask rate is £0.419 at Bank V. Given this information, what would be your gain if you use £1,000,000 and execute locational arbitrage? That is, how much will you end up with over and above the £1,000,000 you started with?

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