Samuel decides to buy call options in Singapore dollars. What is Samuel's (net) profit/loss (in dollars) per option if the spot rate is $1.37/S$ at maturity? Keep the sign and all decimal places. Do not include currency sign in your answer.

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(Call Option P/L)Samuel Samosir works for Peregrine Investments in Jakarta, Indonesia. He focuses
his time and attention on the U.S. dollar/Singapore dollar ($/S$) cross-rate. The current spot rate is
$1.39/S$. After considerable study, he has concluded that the Singapore dollar will appreciate
versus the U.S. dollar in the coming 90 days, probably to about $1.44/S$. He is considering trading
options to profit and has the following options on the Singapore dollar to choose from:
Option choices on the Singapore dollar:
Strike price (US$/Singapore dollar)
Premium (US$/Singapore dollar)
Call on S$
$1.36
$0.066
Put on S$
$1.37
$0.006
Samuel decides to buy call options in Singapore dollars. What is Samuel's (net) profit/loss (in
dollars) per option if the spot rate is $1.37/S$ at maturity? Keep the sign and all decimal places.
Do not include currency sign in your answer.
Transcribed Image Text:(Call Option P/L)Samuel Samosir works for Peregrine Investments in Jakarta, Indonesia. He focuses his time and attention on the U.S. dollar/Singapore dollar ($/S$) cross-rate. The current spot rate is $1.39/S$. After considerable study, he has concluded that the Singapore dollar will appreciate versus the U.S. dollar in the coming 90 days, probably to about $1.44/S$. He is considering trading options to profit and has the following options on the Singapore dollar to choose from: Option choices on the Singapore dollar: Strike price (US$/Singapore dollar) Premium (US$/Singapore dollar) Call on S$ $1.36 $0.066 Put on S$ $1.37 $0.006 Samuel decides to buy call options in Singapore dollars. What is Samuel's (net) profit/loss (in dollars) per option if the spot rate is $1.37/S$ at maturity? Keep the sign and all decimal places. Do not include currency sign in your answer.
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