exchange rate Put option Exercise? Inflow Outflow Put premium Exercise cost Profit 1,625 1,64 1,6513 1,6612 1,701

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BioCytex SA, a French biotech company expects to receive royalty payments totaling GBP 1.25 million next month and wants to receive USD. It is interested in protecting these payments against a drop in the value of GBP

It can sell 30 day GBP futures at a price of USD 1.6513 /GBP or it can buy pound put options with a strike price of USD 1.6612 /GBP at a premium of 2 cents per GBP.

The spot price of the GBP is currently USD 1.6560 /GBP and the GBP is expected to trade in the rage of USD 1.6250 /GBP to USD 1.7010 /GBP

BioCytex treasurer believes that the most likely price for the GBP in 30 days will be USD 1.6400 /GBP

Calculate BioCytex’s profits and losses in USD for the put option within its range of expected exchange rates

exchange rate
Put option
Exercise?
Inflow
Outflow
Put premium
Exercise cost
Profit
1,625
1,64
1,6513
1,6612
1,701
Transcribed Image Text:exchange rate Put option Exercise? Inflow Outflow Put premium Exercise cost Profit 1,625 1,64 1,6513 1,6612 1,701
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