You are US company, 500,000 BP (British Pound) payable to UK in one year.  Answer in terms of US$.   Information for Forward Contract: Forward exchange rate (one yr): 1.54 $/BP   Information for Money Market Instruments (MMI): Current exchange rate: 1.50 $/BP Investment return at Aerion Fund Management (in UK): 4% annual Interest rate of borrowing from Bank of America (in USA): 2% annual   Information you need for Currency Options Contract: Options premium: 0.015 $/BP Interest rate of borrowing from Bank of America (USA): 2% annual Allowed to exercise options at 1.54 $/BP     Let's suppose you signed the Currency Options Contract. The actual exchange rate at the time of the payment is 1.60 $/BP. What would you do?     Group Answer Choices Exercise the option and take 1.54 $/BP. Do not exercise the option and take the actual exchange rate of 1.60 $/BP

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You are US company, 500,000 BP (British Pound) payable to UK in one year.  Answer in terms of US$.

 

Information for Forward Contract:

Forward exchange rate (one yr): 1.54 $/BP

 

Information for Money Market Instruments (MMI):

Current exchange rate: 1.50 $/BP

Investment return at Aerion Fund Management (in UK): 4% annual

Interest rate of borrowing from Bank of America (in USA): 2% annual

 

Information you need for Currency Options Contract:

Options premium: 0.015 $/BP

Interest rate of borrowing from Bank of America (USA): 2% annual

Allowed to exercise options at 1.54 $/BP  

 

Let's suppose you signed the Currency Options Contract. The actual exchange rate at the time of the payment is 1.60 $/BP. What would you do?

 

 

Group Answer Choices

Exercise the option and take 1.54 $/BP.
Do not exercise the option and take the actual exchange rate of 1.60 $/BP.
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