A company treasurer is designing a hedging application involving overseas forex alternatives. What are the pros and cons of the use of (a) NASDAQ OMX and (b) the over-the- counter marketplace for trading? 10.9. Suppose that a European call option to buy a share for $one hundred.00 prices $5.00 and is held till maturity. Under what situations will the holder of the option make a earnings? Under what instances will the choice be exercised? Draw a diagram illustrating how the profit from a long function inside the alternative depends at the stock rate at adulthood of the option. 10.10. Suppose that a European placed choice to sell a share for $60 costs $eight and is held until adulthood. Under what situations will the vendor of the choice (the party with the fast function) make a profit? Under what circumstances will the choice be exercised? Draw a diagram illustrating how the make the most of a brief position inside the choice relies upon on the stock fee at maturity of the option. 10.11. Describe the terminal fee of the subsequent portfolio: a newly entered-into lengthy forward contract on an asset and a protracted position in a European placed option on the asset with the same adulthood because the ahead agreement and a strike charge this is equal to the ahead fee of the asset on the time the portfolio is installation. Show that the European put option has the identical price as a European call choice with the same strike charge and maturity. 10.12. A trader buys a call alternative with a strike fee of $45 and a placed choice with a strike fee of $forty. Both options have the equal adulthood. The name charges $three and the positioned costs $4. Draw a diagram displaying the variant of the dealer's earnings with the asset price. 10.13. Explain why an American option is constantly well worth as a minimum as a lot as a European option on the same asset with the equal strike price and exercise date. 10.14. Explain why an American option is continually well worth at least as plenty as its intrinsic cost. 10.15. Explain cautiously the distinction between writing a positioned alternative and shopping for a call choice. 10.16. The treasurer of a organization is making an attempt to pick between alternatives and ahead contracts to hedge the corporation's foreign exchange hazard. Discuss the blessings and disadvan- tages of each. 10.17. Consider an trade-traded call alternative contract to shop for 500 shares with a strike rate of $40 and maturity in 4 months. Explain how the phrases of the choice contract change while there may be: (a) a ten% inventory dividend; (b) a 10% cash dividend; and (c) a 4-for-1 stock split. 10.18. ''If maximum of the call alternatives on a inventory are inside the cash, it's miles probably that the stock price has risen swiftly within the last few months.'' Discuss this assertion. 10.19. What is the effect of an unexpected coins dividend on (a) a name alternative rate and (b) a put choice price? 10.20. Options on General Motors stock are on a March, June, September, and December cycle. What options trade on (a) March 1, (b) June 30, and (c) August five? 10.21. Explain why the market maker's bid-offer unfold represents a real value to options investors.

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Math 251 Calculus 1 Focus Problem Set 3 Name: Hopewapa Due Date: Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 on Moodle (No late work will be accepted.) FOCUS PROBLEMS: Your goal for the focus problem should be to clearly demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and/or skills we have been studying in class. Assessment of your work will be based on completeness, correctness, and presentation. Please refer to the Focus Problem Guidelines for details on the presentation of your work. The focus problem solutions are worth 12 points. 1) (6 pts) Consider the piecewise linear function y g(x) that is provided below. Assume that each portion of the graph of g is a straight line, as pictured. a) State all values of a for which lim g(x) & does not exist. 4 3 b) State all values of a for which g is not continuous at x-a. 24 1+ 4-3-2 1 1 2 4 c) State all values of a for which g is not differentiable at x-a. -1- -2 -3 -4 d) Sketch an accurate graph of y = g'(x). 2) (6 pts) A potato is placed in an oven, and the potato's temperature F (in degrees Fahrenheit) at various points in time is taken and recorded in the following table. Timer is measured in minutes. a) Use a central difference to estimate F'(45). Use this estimate as needed in subsequent questions. t F(t) 0 70 15 180.5 b) Find the local linearization (tangent line approximation) y=i =L(1) 30 251 to the function y=F(t) at the point where t=45. 45 296 60 324.5 75 342.8 c) Use the local linearization to determine an estimate for F(47). 90 354.5 d) Do you think your estimate in (c) is too large or too small? Why? (Hint, think about concavity.) Math 251 Calculus 1 Focus Problem Set 3 Name: Hopewapa Due Date: Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 on Moodle (No late work will be accepted.) FOCUS PROBLEMS: Your goal for the focus problem should be to clearly demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and/or skills we have been studying in class. Assessment of your work will be based on completeness, correctness, and presentation. Please refer to the Focus Problem Guidelines for details on the presentation of your work. The focus problem solutions are worth 12 points. 1) (6 pts) Consider the piecewise linear function y g(x) that is provided below. Assume that each portion of the graph of g is a straight line, as pictured. a) State all values of a for which lim g(x) & does not exist. 4 3 b) State all values of a for which g is not continuous at x-a. 24 1+ 4-3-2 1 1 2 4 c) State all values of a for which g is not differentiable at x-a. -1- -2 -3 -4 d) Sketch an accurate graph of y = g'(x). 2) (6 pts) A potato is placed in an oven, and the potato's temperature F (in degrees Fahrenheit) at various points in time is taken and recorded in the following table. Timer is measured in minutes. a) Use a central difference to estimate F'(45). Use this estimate as needed in subsequent questions. t F(t) 0 70 15 180.5 b) Find the local linearization (tangent line approximation) y=i =L(1) 30 251 to the function y=F(t) at the point where t=45. 45 296 60 324.5 75 342.8 c) Use the local linearization to determine an estimate for F(47). 90 354.5 d) Do you think your estimate in (c) is too large or too small? Why? (Hint, think about concavity.)