"On the maturity day, the futures price and the spot price of the underlying asset will become equal. This is called the convergence property." True or false.
True
As the maturity date approaches, future price will move towards spot prices. If the prices are different, traders will expolit this opportunity by making a riskless profit.
"On the maturity day, the futures price and the spot price of the underlying asset will...
If the spot price of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price, a call option is ______ and a put option is ______. A. in the money; out of the money B. out of the money; in the money C. in the money; in the money D. out of the money; out of the money E. at the money; at the money
Find the price of an American call option on a futures if the current spot price is 30, the exercise price is 25, the futures price is 33.70, the risk-free interest rate is 6 percent, the spot asset can go up by 10 percent or down by 8 percent per period and the call expires in two periods, which is also when the futures expires.
QUESTION 25 Normal Backwardation occurs when the futures contract price IFO) is less than the spot market price (50) and thereby leading to the futures price moving upward over time to converge with the spot price at settlement. True False QUESTION 26 A Seasoned offering (Secondary Offering) is where a primary securities offering is made by a company which already has publicy traded securities outstanding in the securities markets. True False
The price that the writer (seller) of a call option receives for the underlying asset when the option buyer exercises her option is called the Group of answer choices option premium option price strike price spot price
You have the following market data. Spot price of the British pound is $1.5720. The underlying asset for the British pound futures contract is 62,500 pounds. 3-month British LIBOR rate is 1.38% per year, and 3-month U.S. LIBOR rate is 0.50% per year. Both rates are continuously compounded. British pound futures contract that expires in 3 months has a futures price of $1.5713. What is the general arbitrage strategy? A. Take a long position in the futures contract, borrow pounds...
Calculate the price of a 45-day futures contract, if you know that 45-day call options on the underlying with strike of $258 trade for c=$22.3 and put options with the same maturity and exercise price trade for $10.2. The risk free rate is 1.5%. Please provide your answer rounded to two decimals.
What is a strike price of currency option? (A) A spot rate at which the underlying currency is trading when you strike an option deal. (B) A price at which the underlying currency is trading at maturity of an option. (C) A price at which you may buy or sell the underlying currency at maturity of an option.
Who will gain if the price of an underlying asset falls? A. the seller of a futures contract B. the buyer of a put option C. the buyer of a call option D. the buyer of a futures contract E. both (A) and (B)
A currency futures contract is a financial derivative that derives its value from an underlying asset. The underlying asset in a currency futures contract is: Multiple Choice None of the options. domestic currency. a call or put option written on foreign currency. a futures contract on the foreign currency. foreign currency.
A currency futures contract is a financial derivative that derives its value from an underlying asset. The underlying asset in a currency futures contract is: Multiple Choice a call or put option written on foreign currency. None of the options. foreign currency. a futures contract on the foreign currency. domestic currency.