Investments
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Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
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Chapter 21, Problem 2PS
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The relationship between income yield and time spread is to be explained. The impact of increase in income yield over the time-spread is to be determined.
Introduction:
Time spread is the hedging technique. It involves simultaneously buying and selling the contract of same underlying stock at similar price with different maturity period. It means investor is purchasing a contract of long - maturity and selling the contract of short- maturity.
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A call option has a strike price of MYR3.00/SGD. If the option is exercised before maturity, what price in the followings would maximize gain?
a.
MYR3.00/SGD.
b.
MYR2.90/SGD.
c.
MYR3.05/SGD.
d.
MYR2.95/SGD.
A put option has a strike price of MYR3.00/SGD. If the option is exercised before maturity, what price in the followings would maximize gain?
a.
MYR3.00/SGD.
b.
MYR2.90/SGD.
c.
MYR3.05/SGD.
d.
MYR2.95/SGD.
The premium on a call option is primarily a function of the difference in spot price S relative to the strike price X, the length of time until expiration T,
and the volatility of the currency o.
C = f(S-X, T, o)
For each characteristic of a call option, use the table to indicate whether that would lead to a higher call option premium or a low call option premium
(all else equal).
Characteristic
A lower spot price relative to the strike price
A shorter time before expiration
A higher level of volatility for the currency
Higher Call Option Premium
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Lower Call Option Premium
When using a call option to hedge payables in an international currency, a U.S. based MNC can lock in the
to obtain the needed foreign currency.
maximum
minimum
amount of dollars needed
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