Beyond the Theoretical Profit: Navigating Market Frictions in Arbitrage

Consider a situation where a high-net-worth investor, having read about the efficiency of interest rate futures, asks why a specific arbitrage strategy targeting the spread between a 10-year Government Bond and its...

Managing Execution Risk in Synthetic Arbitrage Strategies

A client calls you in a panic after seeing a significant temporary loss in their portfolio, despite your initial explanation that the strategy was designed to be risk-free. You previously set up a synthetic position by...

Navigating the Hidden Costs of Interest Rate Derivatives

Consider a situation where a high-net-worth client, familiar with the ₹10 lakh minimum investment threshold for SIFs, asks you why their portfolio return failed to match the theoretical arbitrage spread you presented...