Doctor Dumpkins is bullish on the British pound so he sells a one-month put for $0.03. The strike price of the call is $1.24. On the expiration day, the spot price of the British pound is $1.27. Calculate the break-even price, the option payoff at expiration, and the net profit at expiration.

The market price of a security can be modelled by assuming that it will either increase by 25% or decrease by 15% each month, independently of price movement in other months. No dividends are payable in the next two months. The continuously compounded monthly risk-free rate of interest is 1%. The current market price of the security is 127. a.) Use the binomial model to calculate the value of a two-month European put option on the security with strike price of 125. b.) Calculate the value of a two-months American put option on the same security with the same strike price. c.) Calculate the value of a two-months American call option on the same security with the same strike price.

Three months ago, you sold a put option contract on Swiss franc with a strike price of $.60/SF and an option price of $.0060 per SF. Contract size is 10,000 SF. The option expires today when the value of Swiss franc is $.625. What is your total profit or loss on your investment?   A. -$310 B. -$60 C. $0 D. $60

Malibu, Inc., is a U.S. company that imports British goods.  It plans to use call options to hedge payables of 100,000 pounds in 90 days.  Three call options are available that have an expiration date 90 days from now.  Fill in the number of dollars needed to pay for the payables (including the option premium paid) for each option available under each possible scenario.                                           Spot Rate                                          of Pound                 Exercise Price                   Exercise Price                   Exercise Price                                           90 Days                        = $1.71;                              = $1.76;                              = $1.80;           Scenario             from Now              Premium = $.04              Premium = $.06              Premium = $.03                  1                          $1.65                  2                            1.74                  3…

A UK oil trader, Teresa, is considering purchasing oil on the spot market for speculative purposes. The current spot price is $18 a barrel. However, she expects the price to decline to $16 a barrel in one month's time. If she bought on the spot market today, she would hold the oil for one month at a cost of £0.002 a barrel for the month, after which she could sell the oil on the spot market. The current US dollar exchange rate is $1.50/£. If she expects the exchange rate to be $1.30/£1 in one month's time, what is her expected gain/loss on the oil deal? A. £0.306 gain per barrel   B. £0.027 gain per barrel   C. £1.540 loss per barrel   D. £6.202 loss per barrel

Suppose that you are a speculator that anticipates a depreciation of the Singapore dollar (S$). You purchase a put option contract on Singapore dollars. Each contract represents S$40,000, with a strike price of $0.68 and an option premium of $0.02 per unit. Suppose that the spot price of the Singapore dollar is $0.62 just before the expiration of the put option contract. At this time, you exercise the option, while also purchasing S$40,000 in the spot market at the current spot rate. Use the drop-down selections to fill in the following table from your (the buyer's) perspective to determine your net profit (on a per contract basis). (Note: Assume there are no brokerage fees.) Note: Assume there are no brokerage fees. Transaction Selling Price of S$ - Purchase Price of S$ - Premium Paid for Option = Net Profit Per Unit $0.68 -$0.62 -$0.02 Per Contract