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- A(n). OOO futures hedge is most likely to result in ongoing payments over the life of the foreign exchange instrument. options money market forwardConsider a European call and a European put with the same strike price and time to maturity. Show that they change in value by the same amount when the volatility increases from a level ₁ to a new level 2 within a short period of time. (Hint: Use put-call parity.)Paragraph Styles a) If your firm has a payment of 100 million euros due one year from now, how would you hedge the FX risk in this payment with 125 000 euros futures contracts? I
- 26. Suppose an investor buy a European call option at price c, K is the strike price and ST is the spot price of the asset at maturity of the contract, when ( ),the investor will exercise the option.You are an investor in the world where short-selling assets is prohibited. Suppose that the price of asset X in period 0 is $200. This asset will pay a dividend of $8 one year from now in period 1. Let the riskless interest rate from 0 to period q be 5%.Assume the price for a future contract delivery in period 1 is $210. a) Can you make an arbitrage profit when $210 is the price? If so, state specifically what financial transaction? b) Now, assume the price for a futures contract with delivery in period 1 is K190. Can you make an arbitrage profit when this is the price? If so, state specifically what financial transaction you would make in 0 and period 1 to realize a profit. If not, explain?Consider the pricing of a futures contract on copper. What would you expectto happen if storage costs rose? Explain the economics behind this effect.[Write no more than half of a page of A4]
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