Calandra Panagakos works for CIBC Currency Funds in Toronto. Calandra is something of a contrarian - as opposed to most of the forecasts, she believes the Canadian dollar (CS) will appreciate versus the U.S. dollar over the coming 90 days. The current spot rate is CS/S-0.6750. Calandra may choose between 3 the following options on the Canadian dollar 4 5 Option 6 Put on C$ 7 Call on C$ 8 Strike Price $0.7000 $0.7000 9a Should Calandra buy a put on Canadian dollars or a call on Canadian dollars? 10 b. What is Calandra's breakeven price on the option purchased in part (a)? Premium $0.00003/SS $0.00049/S$ c. Using your answer from part (a), what is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the spot rate at the end of 90 days is indeed 11 12 $0.76007 13 14 d. Using your answer from part (a), what is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the spot rate at the end of 90 days is $0.8250? 15 16 Assumptions 17 Current spot rate (CS/US$) 18 Days to maturity 19 20 Option choices on the Canadian dollar. 21 Strike price (CS/USS) 22 Premium (CS/USS) 23 Values 50.6750 Call option $0.7000 50.00049 Put option $0.7000 $0.0003 24 a) Which option should Calandra buy? 25 26 27 28 b) What is Calandra's breakeven price on the option purchased in part a)? 29 30 Strike price 31 Plus premium 32 Breakeven 33 50.7000 0.00049 50.7905 34) What is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the ending spot rate is CS/S-0.7600? 35 36 37 38 Spot rate 39 Less strike price 40 Less premium 41 Profit Gross profit (CS/USS) 50.7600 (0.7000) 50.0600 Net profit (CS/USS) $0.7600 (0.7000) (0.00049) 50.05951

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Calandra Panagakos works for CIBC Currency Funds in Toronto. Calandra is something of a contrarian - as opposed to most of the forecasts, she believes
the Canadian dollar (CS) will appreciate versus the U.S. dollar over the coming 90 days. The current spot rate is CS/S-0.6750. Calandra may choose between
3 the following options on the Canadian dollar.
4
5
Option
6
Put on C$
7
Call on C$
8
Strike Price
$0.7000
$0.7000
Premium
$0.00003/SS
$0.00049/SS
9 a Should Calandra buy a put on Canadian dollars or a call on Canadian dollars?
10 b. What is Calandra's breakeven price on the option purchased in part (a)?
11
Using your answer from part (a), what is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the spot rate at the end of 90 days is indeed
12 $0.7600?
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14 d. Using your answer from part (a), what is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the spot rate at the end of 90 days is $0.8250?
15
16 Assumptions
17 Current spot rate (CS/USS)
18 Days to maturity
19
20 Option choices on the Canadian dollar
21
Strike price (CS/USS)
22
Premium (CS/USS)
23
Values
$0.6750
90
Call option
$0.7000
$0.00049
Put option
$0.7000
50.0003
24 a) Which option should Calandra buy?
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28 b) What is Calandra's breakeven price on the option purchased in part a)?
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30
31
32
Strike price
Plus premium
Breakeven
33
50.7000
0.00049
50.7005
34 c) What is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the ending spot rate is CS/S-0.76007
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36
37
38
Spot rate
39
Less strike price
40
41
Less premium
Profit
42
Gross profit
(CS/USS)
$0.7600
(0.7000)
$0.0600
Net profit
(CS/USS)
$0.7600
(0.7000)
(0.00049)
50.05951
Transcribed Image Text:Calandra Panagakos works for CIBC Currency Funds in Toronto. Calandra is something of a contrarian - as opposed to most of the forecasts, she believes the Canadian dollar (CS) will appreciate versus the U.S. dollar over the coming 90 days. The current spot rate is CS/S-0.6750. Calandra may choose between 3 the following options on the Canadian dollar. 4 5 Option 6 Put on C$ 7 Call on C$ 8 Strike Price $0.7000 $0.7000 Premium $0.00003/SS $0.00049/SS 9 a Should Calandra buy a put on Canadian dollars or a call on Canadian dollars? 10 b. What is Calandra's breakeven price on the option purchased in part (a)? 11 Using your answer from part (a), what is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the spot rate at the end of 90 days is indeed 12 $0.7600? 13 14 d. Using your answer from part (a), what is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the spot rate at the end of 90 days is $0.8250? 15 16 Assumptions 17 Current spot rate (CS/USS) 18 Days to maturity 19 20 Option choices on the Canadian dollar 21 Strike price (CS/USS) 22 Premium (CS/USS) 23 Values $0.6750 90 Call option $0.7000 $0.00049 Put option $0.7000 50.0003 24 a) Which option should Calandra buy? 25 26 27 28 b) What is Calandra's breakeven price on the option purchased in part a)? 29 30 31 32 Strike price Plus premium Breakeven 33 50.7000 0.00049 50.7005 34 c) What is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the ending spot rate is CS/S-0.76007 35 36 37 38 Spot rate 39 Less strike price 40 41 Less premium Profit 42 Gross profit (CS/USS) $0.7600 (0.7000) $0.0600 Net profit (CS/USS) $0.7600 (0.7000) (0.00049) 50.05951
44 d) What is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the ending spot rate isCS/ USS-0.8250?
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47
48
Spot rate
49
Less strike price
50
51
Less premium
Profit
52
53
Gross profit
(CS/USS)
50.8250
(0.7000)
$0.1250
Net profit.
(CS/USS)
50.8250
(0.7000)
(0.00049)
50.12451
Transcribed Image Text:44 d) What is Calandra's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the ending spot rate isCS/ USS-0.8250? 45 46 47 48 Spot rate 49 Less strike price 50 51 Less premium Profit 52 53 Gross profit (CS/USS) 50.8250 (0.7000) $0.1250 Net profit. (CS/USS) 50.8250 (0.7000) (0.00049) 50.12451
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