uppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £40 per share. The investor has $12,000 to invest, and the urrent exchange rate is $2/£. . How many shares can the investor purchase? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Number of shares b. Fill in the table below for dollar-denominated rates of return after one year in each of the nine scenarios (three possible share prices denominated in pounds times three possible exchange rates). (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Price per Share (E) £ E £ 150 39 44 49 Pound-Denominated Dollar-Denominated Return (%) for Year-End Exchange Rate Return (%) $1.60/E $2.00€ $2.40/ % % % % % % % % % % % %

uppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £40 per share. The investor has $12,000 to invest, and the urrent exchange rate is $2/£. . How many shares can the investor purchase? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Number of shares b. Fill in the table below for dollar-denominated rates of return after one year in each of the nine scenarios (three possible share prices denominated in pounds times three possible exchange rates). (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Price per Share (E) £ E £ 150 39 44 49 Pound-Denominated Dollar-Denominated Return (%) for Year-End Exchange Rate Return (%) $1.60/E $2.00€ $2.40/ % % % % % % % % % % % %

Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305635937

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Chapter17: Multinational Financial Management

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es Suppose a U.S. investor wishes to invest in a British firm currently selling for £40 per share. The investor has $20,000 to invest, and the current exchange rate is $2/£. Required: a. How many shares can the investor purchase? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Number of shares b. Fill in the table below for dollar-denominated rates of return after one year in each of the nine scenarios (three possible share prices denominated in pounds times three possible exchange rates). (Round your percentage answers to 2 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Price per Share (£) £ CH WH 33 38 43 Pound-Denominated Return (%) % % % Dollar-Denominated Return (%) for Year-End Exchange Rate $1.60/£ $2.00/£ $2.40/£ % % % % % % % %
A European call that will expire in one year is currently trading for $3. Assume the risk-free rate (based on continuous compounding) is 5%, the underlying stock price is $60 and the strike price is $55. a. Is there an arbitrage opportunity? b. Describe exactly what a trader should do to take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity assuming it exists. c. Determine the present value of the profit that the trader can earn assuming you identify an arbitrage opportunity. Use at least four decimal places for those questions that require a numerical answer.
Suppose you start with buying a stock in £ (equivalent to $100) when the exchange rate is £1 = $1.5. One year later, the stock price changes to £75, and you sell it. At the time of the sale, the exchange rate is £1 = $1.6. What is your total percentage return? What percentage of your return is due to the exchange rate? Total return = 12.50%; Exchange rate return = 6.67%. Total return = 20%; Exchange rate return = 7.50%. Total return = 20%; Exchange rate return = 0.0%. Total return = 12.50%; Exchange rate return = 7.50%. Total return = 0.0%; Exchange rate return = 7.50%. Total return = 20%; Exchange rate return = 6.67%.
Consider a two-period binomial model in which a non-dividend-paying stock currently trades at £35. Over each of the next two six-month periods, the share price is expected to go up by 12% or down by 9%. The risk-free interest rate is 6% per annum with continuous compounding. Calculate the value of a one-year European put option with a strike price of £36, using a two-period binomial tree method.
The share price of your favourite company is currently traded at a price of £60 and interest is compounded continuously at rate 3.7% per year. Assume that the share evolves according to a discrete time LogNormal process with time measured in years, drift µ = 0.15 and volatility o = 0.24. You decide to buy a European call option with a strike price of £63 and an expiration date of two years from now. What is the no-arbitrage price for this option? State your answer to the nearest pence. Do not enter the pound sign.
(a) Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing €10,000 into a £50 British stock. One year after investment, the stock pays a £1 dividend, and sells for £55 the exchange rate has changed from €1.25 per pound to €1.30 per pound. (b) Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing €10,000 into a £50 British stock using 50 percent margin. One year after investment, the stock pays a £1 dividend, and sells for £54. In the meantime, the exchange rate has changed from €1.25 per pound to €1.30 per pound. The interest on the margin loan is 1 percent per year. The margin loan was denominated in pounds.
Assume the one period binomial model with initial share price £400, up and down factors u = 1.25, d = 0.9 and interest compounded at nominal rate (per time period) of 7%. Consider an option with payoff (S(0) + S(1))/2. The replicating portfolio for this option at time 0 will have shares and pounds in a bank. State your answers to three significant figures.
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Suppose XYZ stock pays no dividends and has a current price of $50. The forward price for delivery in 1 year is $55. Suppose the 1-year eective annual interest rate is 10%. (a) Graph the payo and prot diagrams for a forward contract on XYZ stock with a forward price of $55. (b) Is there any advantage to investing in the stock or the forward contract? Why? (c) Suppose XYZ paid a dividend of $2 per year and everything else stayed the same. Now is there any advantage to investing in the stock or the forward contract? Why?