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Auburn Co. has purchased Canadian dollar put options for specula­tive purposes.

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Question

Auburn Co. has purchased Canadian dollar put options for specula­tive purposes. Each option was purchased for a premium of $.02 per unit, with an exercise price of $.86 per unit. Auburn Co. will purchase the Canadian dollars just before it exercises the options (if it is feasible to exercise the options). It plans to wait until the expiration date before deciding whether to exercise the options. In the following table, fill in the net profit (or loss) per unit to Auburn Co. based on the listed possible spot rates of the Canadian dollar on the expiration date. Draw the associated contingency graph.

Spot Price

Value of Put Option

$0.80

$0.82

$0.84

$0.86

$0.88

$0.90

$0.92

     

Spot Price

Value of Put Option

$0.80

$0.82

$0.84

$0.86

$0.88

$0.90

$0.92

Explanation / Answer

Spot Price strike price cost of option profit/loss $0.80 0.86 0.82 0.04 option would be exercised $0.82 0.86 $0.84 $0.02 option would be exercised $0.84 0.86 $0.86 $0.00 option would be exercised $0.86 0.86 $0.88 .02 only of premium paid option would not be exercised $0.88 0.86 $0.90 .02 only of premium paid option would not be exercised $0.90 0.86 $0.92 .02 only of premium paid option would not be exercised $0.92 0.86 $0.94 .02 only of premium paid option would not be exercised