A stock is expected to pay a dividend of $ 1 . 0 per share in 3
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A stock is expected to pay a dividend of $ per share in months and a dividend of $ per share in months. The current stock price is $ and the riskfree rate of interest is per annum with continuous compounding for all maturities. An investor has just taken a short position in an month forward contract on the stock.
a What are the forward price and the initial value of the forward contract?
b Four months later, the price of the stock is $ and the riskfree rate of interest drops to per annum with continuous compounding for all maturities. What are the forward price and the value of the short position in the forward contract?
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