You have sold a put option on British pound and receive $0.03 per pound. The exercise price is $0.75 per British pound and at expiration the exchange rate was 1.5 British pound per dollar. Compute the net profit if the size of contract is 31,250. a. Net loss $1,666.67 b. Net profit $1,666.67 c. Net profit $0 d. Net loss $3,541.67

You have sold a put option on British pound and receive $0.03 per pound. The exercise price is $0.75 per British pound and at expiration the exchange rate was 1.5 British pound per dollar. Compute the net profit if the size of contract is 31,250. a. Net loss $1,666.67 b. Net profit $1,666.67 c. Net profit $0 d. Net loss $3,541.67

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The E/S exchange rate is £1 = $1.30. US interest rate is 5% per year. UK interest rate is 2% per year. a. Find the fair price of a 1-year £/$ forward contract implied by the covered interest rate parity. b. Describe the arbitrage strategy if the actual forward price were £1 = $1.29 c. Why might the actual forward price differ from the fair price?
The current spot exchange rate is $1.22/€ and the three-month forward rate is $1.30/€. You enter into a short position on €1,000. At maturity, the spot exchange rate is $1.50/€. How much have you made or lost? A. Lost $200 B. Made €200 C. Made $80 D. Made $200
Suppose a German importer owes an Australian exporting company 150,000 AUD, due in three months. S_0 (EUR/AUD) 0.60 Se (EUR/AUD) 0.50 (0.3) and 0.65 (0.7) Premium on AUD call option R = EUR0.02 Exercise exchange rate E = 0.62 Time to expiry 3 months What is the expected value of payables in AUD under hedge Will the option to hedge be undertaken on the basis of expected spot rate? Explain.
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Suppose you are a speculator from France. You observe the following 1-year interest rates, spot exchange rates and forward prices. Forward contract sizes are $10,000 each. Exchange rate €0.6500 = $1.00 €0.6731 = $1.00 Interest rate APR So(€/S) is 3% F3so(€/S) 4% Assume you did your own calculation of the forward price based on interest rate parity (IRP). It shows that an arbitrage opportunity exists because the forward price that you calculated is: F3so(€/S) of €0.6563 = $1.00. What actions will you take to make use of the arbitrage opportunity and what will your profit be? Page 1 of 5 а. €167.89. b. €240.24. C. $70.29. d. $43.08. е. None of the above. See my workings below.
Suppose one-year German Treasury bill pays 4.13% and one-year Canadian Treasury bill pays 2.95%. The current spot exchange rate is 1 Euro (EUR)= 1.3694 Canadian dollar (CAD) and the one-year forward exchange rate is 1 EUR = 1.3335 CAD. How much arbitrage profit can an investor earn on an investment value of CAD 4 million Answer: CAD (DO NOT ROUND YOUR CALCULATIONS UNTIL YOU REACH THE FINAL ANSWER. ENTER YOUR RESPONSE ROUNDED TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES AND NO SEPARATOR FOR THOUSANDS.)
Suppose one-year German Treasury bill pays 4.34% and one-year Canadian Treasury bill pays 3%. The current spot exchange rate is 1 Euro (EUR) = 1.3581 Canadian dollar (CAD) and the one-year forward exchange rate is 1 EUR = 1.3238 CAD. How much %3D arbitrage profit can an investor earn on an investment value of CAD 3 million?
Suppose a 1-year UK T-bill pays 2.14% and a 1-year Canadian T-bill pays 1.32%. The current spot exchange rate is 1 British pound (GBP) = 1.7244 Canadian dollar (CAD) and the 1-year forward exchange rate is 1 GBP = 1.6837 CAD. What arbitrage profit can an investor earn on an investment value of CAD 1 milion?
The current USD/EUR exchange rate is [de] dollar per euro. The one-year forward exchange rate is [fe]. The one-year USD interest rate is [rus]% p.a. semiannually compounded. Estimate the one-year EUR interest rate (p.a. semiannually compounded, stated in percent). Inputs: de, fe, rus = 1.85, 1.75, 1.31 Tip: Use the CIP
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