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Question 7
Current prices on Sterling options include the following.
Sterling options £500,000
Strike price Calls March Puts March
9700 0.00 0.215
A company intends to use sterling options to hedge an exposure to the risk of a rise in the sterling interest rate above 3% before March. What should it do?
A) Buy March puts
B) Buy March calls
C) Sell March puts
D) Sell March calls
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- Maturity (days) Strike 66 Part1: SO 620 595.9355586 ● r (annualized) O 0.056329721 11% Option Type Call Use the data you are provided with on blackboard to replicate and interpret the following figures Call price as a function of the current underlying price S0 or put price as a function of the current underlying price SO depending on the data assigned to you. Carefully interpret the figures. Make sure you are not simply describing the figures but that you are answering the question of why we observe the patternQ.3Determine the risk-neutral value for a European put option (for a FLB (First Local Bank) share) that expires in eight months. The strike price is R500 and the current price is R650. The interest rate is 11%, and the volatility of the security is 0.026.?Q.19 Consider a European call option with the following parameters: Assuming a risk-free annual rate of 8%, what is the probability that the option will be exercised in a risk- neutral world? (If required, use the table at the beginning of the document for statistical calculations.) Strike price USD 48 Expiration 6 months Underlying's Price USD 50 Annual volatility 25% A B C 0.70 0.5761 0.6443 D 0.3668
- Consider a European call option on a (non-dividend paying) stock currently worth £60. The option’s exercise price is £40, the continuously compounded interest rate is 2% and the option has 6 months to maturity. Which of the values below provides the tightest valid lower bound on the value of the option (rounded to the nearest penny)? Question 7Answer a. £0.00 b. £20.40 c. £20.00 d. £19.60Question 1 • Springtime Insurance Brokers Ltd. (SIBL) stock is currently selling for $42. A put option on the stock with a value of $3 has an exercise price of $40 and 6 months until expiration. To prevent arbitrage opportunities, what should be the value of a call option with the same strike price and expiration date? Assume that the options are European and that the effective annual risk-free rate is 6%.Basic Option Strategies Profit Computation Assume the below prices for calls and puts: Call Put Strike Jul Aug Oct Jul Aug Oct 165 2.7 5.25 8.1 2.4 4.75 6.75 170 0.8 3.25 6 5.75 7.5 1. Buy one August 170 call contract. Hold it until expiration. lIdentify the breakeven stock price at expiration. What is the profit/loss if ST=190? What is the maximum profit? 2. Buy one October 165 put contract. Hold it until the options expire. Identify the breakeven stock price at expiration. What is the Maximum possible loss from the transaction? What is the profit/loss if ST=185
- Basic Option Strategies Profit Computation Assume the below prices for calls and puts: Call Put Strike Jul Aug Oct Jul Aug Oct 165 2.7 5.25 8.1 2.4 4.75 6.75 170 0.8 3.25 6 5.75 7.5 9 Buy one August 170 call contract. Hold it until expiration. Identify the breakeven stock price at expiration. What is the profit/loss if ST=190? What is the maximum profit? Buy one October 165 put contract. Hold it until the options expire. Identify the breakeven stock price at expiration. What is the Maximum possible loss from the transaction? What is the profit/loss if ST=185QUESTION 4 You want to sell four call option contracts on AA Industries ntock at a strike price of $32.50 a share. How much will you receive in option premiums if you place this order today? Use these option quotes to answer this question: ZZ Industries: Price 34.36 Calla: Strike Symbol Last Chg Bid Ask Vol Орen Int 30.00 ZZBF 4.30 10.07 4.30 4.40 62 3,429 32.50 ZZBZ 1.87 10.07 1.82 1.87 236 8,168 35.00 ZZBG 0.01 10.05 0.00 0.01 3119 38,017 Puts: Strike Symbol ZZNF Chg Open Int 7,258 Last Bid Ask Vol 30.00 0.01 0.00 0,00 0.01 32.50 ZZNZ 0.01 10.02 0.00 0.01 562 34,972 35.00 ZZNG 0.60 10.14 0.63 0.68 2637 19,686 01.51.02 02 5702 O3. 5827 O4. 5720Q1 Consider the option on currency HKD against the USD: • Current spot rate is HKD7.50 for 1 USD • Risk-free HKD rate of interest is 5% p.a. • Risk-free USD rate of interest is 2% p.a. • Volatility (σ) of the currency returns is 20% p.a. • Maturity of the option is 3 months. • Strike rate of the option is HKD8.00 for 1 USD • The currency options are European in nature Answer the following questions. (i) How much does it cost to hold (i.e., buy) a call-HKD option? Use the Garman Kohlhagen model.
- Q1 Consider the option on currency HKD against the USD: • Current spot rate is HKD7.50 for 1 USD • Risk-free HKD rate of interest is 5% p.a. • Risk-free USD rate of interest is 2% p.a. • Volatility (σ) of the currency returns is 20% p.a. • Maturity of the option is 3 months. • Strike rate of the option is HKD8.00 for 1 USD • The currency options are European in nature Answer the following questions. (i) How much does it cost to hold (i.e., buy) a call-HKD option? Use the Garman Kohlhagen model. (ii) What is the minimum terminal exchange rate for the holder of the call-HKD option to profit from holding the currency option? (iii) How much does it cost to hold (i.e., buy) a put-HKD option? Do not use the Garman Kohlhagen model.Basic Option Strategies Profit Computation Assume the below prices for calls and puts: Call Put Strike Jul Aug Oct Jul Aug Oct 165 2.7 5.25 8.1 2.4 4.75 6.75 170 0.8 3.25 6 5.75 7.5 9 Buy one August 170 put contract. Hold it until expiration. Identify the breakeven stock price at expiration. What is the profit/loss if ST=190? Buy one October 165 call contract. Hold it until the options expire. Identify the breakeven stock price at expiration. What is the Maximum possible loss from the transaction? What is the profit/loss if ST=185 Buy 100 shares of stocks and buy one August 165 put contract. Hold the position until expiration. Determine the breakeven stock price at expiration, the maximum profit and the maximum loss. What is the profit/loss if ST=150. Buy 100 shares of stock and write one October 170 call contract. Hold the position until expiration. Determine the breakeven stock price at expiration, the maximum profit…exai An investor has purchased United States dollar call options, with an exercise price of A$1.15 and a premium of A$0.03 y sub per unit. (a) Calculate the break-even price. (b) Calculate the profit or loss of the option for the investor if the spot rate at the time the investor considers exercising the options is : (1) A$1.10 (2) A$1.17 (3) A$1.23. (c) What is the maximum loss for the investor? (d) Explain why the investor could have an unlimited profit if the options are exercised. (e) Explain in general the similarities of and differences between a currency call option and a currency put option.
