Goldminers Inc. mines and refines ore and sells pure gold in the global market. To raise funds,

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Goldminers Inc. mines and refines ore and sells pure gold in the global market. To raise funds, it sells a derivative security whose payoff is as follows:

• Part of the security is a zero- coupon bond (which is sold at a discount and makes no interest payments) that pays a principal of $1,000 at maturity T.

• Goldminers also pays an additional amount that is indexed to gold’s price (per ounce) at maturity S(T):

0 if S(T) ≤ $1,350

30[S(T) – 1,350] if $1,350 < S(T) ≤ $1,400

1,500 if $1,400 < S(T)

Analyze this derivative as a combination of bond and put options.

Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...
Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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