(i) Under what circumstances does the investor make a profit? (ii) Under what circumstances will the option be exercised? (iii) How many call options should the investor sell to raise a total capital of $1,260,000?
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Melbourne Capital Ltd considers selling European call options on ANZ Bank Ltd for $1.50 per option. The current market price is $17.70 on 28th September 2020, the exercise price is $20, and the maturity of each call option is 6 months.
(i) Under what circumstances does the investor make a profit?
(ii) Under what circumstances will the option be exercised?
(iii) How many call options should the investor sell to raise a total capital of $1,260,000?
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- Melbourne Capital Ltd considers selling European call options on ANZ Bank Ltd for$1.50 per option. The current market price is $17.70 on 28th September 2020, theexercise price is $20, and the maturity of each call option is 6 months. Under what circumstances does the investor make a profit? Under what circumstances will the option be exercised? How many call options should the investor sell to raise a total capital of$1,260,000?Melbourne Capital Ltd considers selling European call options on ANZ Bank Ltd for $1.50 per option. The current market price is $17.70 on 28th September 2020, the exercise price is $20, and the maturity of each call option is 6 months. Under what circumstances does the investor make a profit? Under what circumstances will the option be exercised? How many call options should the investor sell to raise a total capital of $1,260,000? Company A agrees to enter into an FRA agreement with Company B in which Company A borrows $ 40,000,000 in 6-month time for a period of 9 months, and Company B invests $ 40,000,000 in 6-month time for a period of 9 months. The 6-month interest rate is 0.77% per annum and the 9-month interest rate is 0.89% per annum. What is the interest rate that both companies agreed upon? Suppose that at the expiry date of the FRA, the 6-month interest rate is 0.81% per annum and the 9-month interest rate is 0.96% per annum, calculate the…An investor is considering to sell European call options on XYZ Company for $1.50 per option. Curren market price is $17.70 on 6 April 2020, the exercise price is $20, and maturity of each option is 6 months. How many call options should the investor sell to raise a total capital of $1,260,000?
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- An institutional investor, Gilbert Limited, is planning to purchase a straight Eurobond in order to include it in the investment portfolio. Gilbert receives following information: • Current Eurobonds in the Euromarkets are trading at a yield of 10.50% annually • An existing Eurobond with a face value of USD 2 million pays annual fixed 8.50% coupons • The bond Gilbert is considering will mature on 31 December 2022. ii. Why is the price at 15 June 2019 different from the price Gilbert should have been paid if it purchased the bond at 01 January 2019?Mender Co. will be receiving 700,000 Australian dollars in 180 days. Currently, a 180-day call option with an exercise price of $.74and a premium of $.02 is available. Also, a 180-day put option with an exercise price of $.72 and a premium of $.02 is available. Mender plans to purchase options to hedge its receivables position. Assume that the spot rate in 180 days is $.73. (1) Should the company use call options or put options? Why? (2) Calculate the amount received from the currency option hedge (after considering the premium paid). (3) Would the company have received more without hedging?A speculator is considering the purchase of a 6-month Swiss franc call option on 50,000 francs with a strike price of $1.0885/SFr The premium is $0.0075/Sfr. The spot price is $1.0822/Sfr and the 60-day forward rate is $1.0880/SFr. The speculator believes the Franc will appreciate to $1.0994/Sfr over the next six months. What is the profit or loss if the franc appreciates only to the forward rate at the end of the 6 months? A. $170 B. -$235 C. $450 D -$375
