Corporate Finance
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780132992473
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 20, Problem 14P
A forward contract is a contract to purchase an asset at a fixed price on a particular date in the future. Both parties are obligated to fulfill the contract. Explain how to construct a forward contract on a share of stock from a position in options.
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Forward contracts are contracts to buy or sell a specified amount of an asset at a specified, fixed price with delivery at a specified future point in time. Which of the following is true about these contracts?
a.
The party that agrees to buy the asset is said to be in a short position.
b.
The party that agrees to sell the asset is said to be in a long position.
c.
The specified, fixed price in the contract is known as the forward rate.
d.
A forward contract requires an initial deposit of funds with the transacting broker.
Which of the following is true about forward contracts?
a.
The party that agrees to buy the asset is said to be in a short position.
b.
The party that agrees to sell the asset is said to be in a long position.
c.
The specified, fixed price in the contract is known as the forward rate.
d.
A forward contract requires an initial deposit of funds with the transacting broker.
The seller (or the writer) of a call option:
may have the obligation to sell the underlying asset at a strike price until an expiration date
may have the obligation to buy the underlying asset at a strike price until an expiration date
has the right to sell the underlying asset at a strike price until an expiration date
has the right to buy the underlying asset at a strike price until an expiration date
None of these answers are correct.
Chapter 20 Solutions
Corporate Finance
Ch. 20.1 - What is the difference between an American option...Ch. 20.1 - Does the holder of an option have to exercise it?Ch. 20.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 20.2 - What is a straddle?Ch. 20.2 - Explain how you can use put options to create...Ch. 20.3 - Explain put-call parity.Ch. 20.3 - If a put option trades at a higher price from the...Ch. 20.4 - What is the intrinsic value of an option?Ch. 20.4 - Can a European option with a later exercise date...Ch. 20.4 - How does the volatility of a stock affect the...
Ch. 20.5 - Is it ever optimal to exercise an American call on...Ch. 20.5 - When might it be optimal to exercise an American...Ch. 20.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 20.6 - Explain how equity can be viewed as a call option...Ch. 20.6 - Explain how debt can be viewed as an option...Ch. 20 - Explain the meanings of the following financial...Ch. 20 - What is the difference between a European option...Ch. 20 - Prob. 3PCh. 20 - Prob. 4PCh. 20 - Prob. 5PCh. 20 - You own a call option on Intuit stock with a...Ch. 20 - Assume that you have shorted the call option in...Ch. 20 - You own a put option on Ford stock with a strike...Ch. 20 - Assume that you have shorted the put option in...Ch. 20 - What position has more downside exposure: a short...Ch. 20 - Prob. 11PCh. 20 - You are long both a call and a put on the same...Ch. 20 - You are long two calls on the same share of stock...Ch. 20 - A forward contract is a contract to purchase an...Ch. 20 - You own a share of Costco stock. You are worried...Ch. 20 - Dynamic Energy Systems stock is currently trading...Ch. 20 - You happen to be checking the newspaper and notice...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20PCh. 20 - Prob. 21PCh. 20 - Prob. 22PCh. 20 - Prob. 23PCh. 20 - Prob. 24PCh. 20 - Prob. 25PCh. 20 - Prob. 26PCh. 20 - Prob. 27PCh. 20 - Prob. 28PCh. 20 - Prob. 30PCh. 20 - Prob. 31P
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