If two banks offer risk-free interest rates on both savings and loans but one is 5.5 percent and the other is 6 percent what arbitrage opportunity is available?

Answer 1

Arbitrage OpportunityArbitrage opportunity is any situation in which it is possible to make a profit without taking any risk or making any investment. The arbitrage opportunity that is available is to borrow from the bank with 5.5 percent interest and deposit it in the one with 6 percent interest.

And this would happen: While the bank with 5.5 interest would experience a demand for loans, the bank with 6 percent interest would experience a surge in deposits. As a result, the interest rate at the first bank would increase while the interest rate at the second bank would decrease.