Question #173464

Assume that Mr. Binda is a speculator who buys a 90-day British Pound call option with a strike price of $27.02. Assume one option contract specifies 10,000 units and the current spot price as of that date is $26.87. Mr. Binda pays a premium of $0.05 per unit for the call option and no other charge (such as brokerage fee). Just on the expiration date, the spot rate of a pound reaches $27.18.

Required:-

a) Determine the profit or loss if the option is exercised,

b) Determine the value of the call option lithe option is exercised.



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Expert's answer
2021-03-23T08:24:47-0400

initial price

a)10000×27.02=$272,000a) 10000\times27.02=\$272,000

price after call option =10000×26.870.05×10000=$268,200=10000\times26.87-0.05\times10000=\$268,200

profit=272,000268,200=$3800=272,000-268,200=\$3800

b) 10000×27.18=$271,80010000\times27.18=\$271,800


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