If you were a currency speculator who could perfectly foresee 3 months into the future,...

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If you were a currency speculator who could perfectly foresee 3 months into the future, based on the information presented below, would you rather take a long (buy British pounds) or a short position (sell British pounds) in the three-month forward contract for British pounds on 2/1/XX?

a) short

b) long

I need a clear explanation!! Please indicate which number is increase or decrease

Tue 1.4449 1.4465 44311.4448 4398 1.4414 Britain (Pound) 1-month forward... 3-months forward 6-months forward.1.4350 1.4366 Japan (Yen) 1-month torward....00312 3 3-months torward..008360008390 6-months forward 1.42941.4355 1-month torward 142671.4327 3-months forward...4217 1.4277 Britain (Pound) 6-months forward 1-month forward.. 1.41431.4204 008285 008318 007469 007542 .007480 007554 3-months torward.. .007501 00757 008430 .008463 .6018 6039 .601 .6040 .6023 6044 .6034 .654 6-months forward.. .007537 007611 Switzerland (Franc)-.. 1-month forward 3-months forward 6-months forward 9 Switzerland (Franc) 1-month forward.. 3-months torward. 6-months forward... .6020 .6019 6021 .6020 6022 6020 .6024 .6023

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