An option has a gold futures contract as the underlying asset. The current 1-year gold futures price is $300/oz, the strike price is $290, the risk-free rate is 6%, volatility is 10%, and time to expiration is 1 year. Suppose = 1. What is the price of a call option on gold? What is the replicating portfolio for the call option? Evaluate the statement: “Replicating a call option always entails borrowing to buy the underlying asset.”
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