1. Caleb sold a put option on Canadian dollars for $.05 per unit. The strike price was $.85, and the spot rate at the time the option was exercised was $.92. Assume Caleb immediately sold off the...


1. Caleb sold a put option on Canadian dollars for $.05 per unit. The strike price was $.85, and the spot rate at the time the option was exercised was $.92. Assume Caleb immediately sold off the Canadian dollars received when the option was exercised. Also assume that there are 50,000 units in a Canadian dollar option. What was Caleb’s net profit on the put option?




2. The value of the US Dollar today is GHS 6.1. Yesterday, the value of the US dollar was GHS 5.91. The Ghana Cedi ____ by ____%.




3. Assuming that existing U.S. one year interest rate is 8% and the Canadian one-year interest rate is 9%. Also assume that interest rate parity exists. Should the forward rate of the Canadian dollar exhibit a discount or a premium? If U.S. investors attempt covered interest arbitrage, what will be their return? If Canadian investors attempt covered interest arbitrage what will be their return?



Jun 10, 2022
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