Suppose that you are a speculator that anticipates a depreciation of the Singapore dollar (S$). You purchase a put option contract on Singaporedollars. Each contract represents S$45,000, with a strike price of $0.77 and an option premium of $0.03 per unit.Suppose that the spot price of the Singapore dollar is $0.73 just before the expiration of the put option contract. At this time, you exercise the option,while also purchasing S$45,000 in the spot market at the current spot rate.Assume the seller, after you exercise the put option, immediately sells the S$45,000 on the spot market.Now consider this scenario from the perspective of the individual or firm that sold you the put option.Note: Assume there are no brokerage fees.Use the drop-down selections to fillTransactionSelling Price of S$- Purchase Price of S$+ Premium Paid for Option= Net Profitthe following table from the sellers perspective.Per Unit$0.73-$0.77$0.03Per Contract$32,850$26,280$39,420

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Calculate the European call and put option on the basis of the following data: Consider the following facts regarding Bank Windhoek, which is publicly traded on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX): The current stock price is N $18, the exercise price is N $16, the duration of the option is 180 days, the volatility is 35%, and the risk-free rate is 8%. Show all your calculations. 1. What is the value of the European call option? 2. What is the value of the European put option? 3. Comment on the Value for both the European call & put options. 4. Why is a Black Scholes Merton model used to price options
(Call Option P/L)Samuel Samosir works for Peregrine Investments in Jakarta, Indonesia. He focuses his time and attention on the U.S. dollar/Singapore dollar ($/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.
23. Assume that a speculator purchases a put option on British pounds (with a strike price of $1.50) for $.05 per unit. A pound option represents 31,250 units. Assume that at the time of the purchase, the spot rate of the pound is $1.51 and continually rises to $1.62 by the expiration date. The highest net profit possible for the speculator based on the information above is: A) $1,562.50. B) -$1,562.50. C) -$1,250.00. D) -$625.00.
use binomial option pricing model for this question. suppose the current spot rate for USD/CHF is 0.7. you need to find the one-year call option price of USD/CHF with the exercise price of 0.68 USD/CHF. Assume that our future states will be either 0.7739 U&SD/CHF or 0.6332 USD/CHF. 1) What are the payoffs of a call option (for both states) 2) what is the hedge ratio of the call option?
Assume the spot Swiss franc is $0.7040 and the six-month forward rate is $0.7030. What is the Value of a six-month call and a put option with a strike price of $0.6840 should sell for in a rational market? Assume the annualized six-month Eurodollar rate is 3.50 percent. Assume the annualized volatility of the Swiss franc is 14.20 percent. Use the European option-pricing models to value the call and put option. This problem can be solved using the FXOPM.xls spreadsheet. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Option Call Put Value cents cents
(a) Suppose a trader takes a position on June 5th 2021, in one September 2021 EURO (EUR) future contract at USD1.3094/EUR. The trader holds the position until the last day of trading when the spot price is USD1.2939/EUR. This will be the final settlement price because of price convergence. The trader has EUR125,000 for this investment. (i) If the trader had a long position and he was a speculator, calculate his profit or loss for the position above. (ii) If the trader had a short position and he was a speculator, calculate his profit or loss for the position above. (iii) If the trader had a long position and he was a hedger, calculate his profit or loss for the position above. (iv) If the trader had a short position and he was a hedger, calculate his profit or loss for the position above. (b) Discuss factors that you would consider in evaluating the political risk associated before making FDI in a foreign country.
Assume the spot Swiss franc is $0.7045 and the six-month forward rate is $0.7040. What is the Value of a six-month call and a put option with a strike price of $0.6845 should sell for in a rational market? Assume the annualized six-month Eurodollar rate is 3.50 percent. Assume the annualized volatility of the Swiss franc is 14.20 percent. Use the European option-pricing models to value the call and put option. This problem can be solved using the FXOPM.xls spreadsheet. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Option Call Put Value cents cents
The speculator buys one put option at a strike price of $70/barrel and expiry date October 2021 for a premium of $1.20/barrel. Consider the following expected payoff chart for buying a put option. What are the names of point A and B? What is the exact value of A? What is the exact value B?
Nucor Corporation would like to use options to hedge a 18,324,000 Philippine Peso payable. Both call options and put options have the premium of $0.002 (per unit of Philippine Peso) and the exercise price $0.019 per Philippine Peso. The option will not be exercised until the expiration date, if at all. Should Nucor Corporation buy call options on Philippine Peso or buy put options on Philippine Peso? If the spot rate at the time of maturity is $0.017 per Philippine Peso, what is the total amount paid by the corporation if it acts rationally (after accounting for the premium paid)? Buy call options on phillipine peso 348,156 buy put options on phillipine peso 384,804 buy call options on phillipine peso 274,860 buy put options on phillipine peso 311,508
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