Cotton Dec Cotton Mar 17 Sell in millions by March 2017= Standard Deviation of Spot price = Standard Deviation of Future price = Correlation= Optimum Ratio for 100% Optimized Optimized Ratio adjusted Total Contracts a Optimum number of contracts (rounded) Volume per Contract Units 50,000 cents per lbs 50,000 cents per lbs 4,000,000 4.000% 3.500% 0.80x 0.914 Price 62.7900 61.9100

Cotton Dec Cotton Mar 17 Sell in millions by March 2017= Standard Deviation of Spot price = Standard Deviation of Future price = Correlation= Optimum Ratio for 100% Optimized Optimized Ratio adjusted Total Contracts a Optimum number of contracts (rounded) Volume per Contract Units 50,000 cents per lbs 50,000 cents per lbs 4,000,000 4.000% 3.500% 0.80x 0.914 Price 62.7900 61.9100

Essentials Of Investments

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ISBN:9781260013924

Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

Section: Chapter Questions

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Assume the following: LC Exposure = 10,000; Spot Rate = $1.00/LC1.00; 1 Year Forward = $0.98/LC1.00; 1 Year Strike Price = $0.975; Premium = $0.005; and WACC = 8.0% p.a. Please calculate the cost of the forward contract and the option.
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1. The spot market quotes the exchange rate of the GHS to a CADS as GHS 3.562 while the 90-day forward quotes it at GH3.425. Required: Calculate the annualized forward premium or discount. 2. Suppose bid price for £=GHS6.27, ask price = GHS6.316. Required: Calculate the bid/ask spread.
a.) Fair 2 month Forward $125.70 Fair 6 month Forward $126.68 Fair 1 year Forward $113.86 Assume that the information in part (a) is still applicable, but that the forward contracts are trading at the following prices: 2-month forward $125.25 6-month forward $121.77 1-year forward $116.34 Output: Describe the strategy you would use to achieve arbitrage profits (if possible), and calculate the arbitrage profit for each of the three forward contracts. For each strategy assume that it will cost you $2.5 to execute all the trades (round trip), as your total transaction cost (subtract $2.50 at the end).
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A trader creates a LONG STRADDLE for GBP/USD with a strike price of 1.2457. The call option premium on GBP is 0.017 USD. The put option premium is 0.022 USD. One option contract represents GBP 125,000. What is the net profit of the trader if GBP/USD = 1.2427 at expiry?
Q4 An analyst holds a set of forward contracts on euro, against usd (=hc). Compute the fair value of the contracts.(a) Purchased: eur 1m 60 days (remaining). Historic rate: 1.350; current rate for same date: 1.500; risk-free rates (simple per annum): 3% in usd, 4% in euro. (b) Purchased: eur 2.5m 75 days (remaining). Historic rate: 1.300; current spot rate: 1.5025; risk-free rates (simple per annum): 3% in usd, 4% in euro. (c) Sold: eur 0.75m 180 days (remaining). Historic rate: 1.400; current rate for same date: 1.495; risk-free rates (simple per annum): 3% in usd, 4% in euro.
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ss. Suppose you take a short position in 15-Russian ruble contracts at a price of $0.010125/RUB on the CME (Ruble contract consists of 2,500,000 rubles). Prices over the next two days are $0.010055/RUB and $0.009920/RUB. If your initial performance margin was $110,000, what is its value after two days of marking-to-market?

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