A customer of a bank has $275 000 in surplus funds that need to be invested for
Question:
A customer of a bank has $275 000 in surplus funds that need to be invested for a short period of time. The bank offers to sell a 90-day negotiable certificate of deposit to the customer at a yield of 6.45 per cent per annum. Calculate the face value of the security and advise the customer of the dollar return on the CD.(WEEK 10):An investor enters into a long call option on Boral Limited shares with an exercise price of $7.25 per share in two months, and pays a premium of $0.70per share . a) Calculate the break-even price for the short-call position. b) Draw a fully labelled diagram of the long-call and short-call positions . c) At what minimum stock price will the option buyer exercise the option on the expiration date? An Australian company is exporting iron ore to Japan. The company has a receivable of JPY5 000 000 due in three months time. The company approaches its bank and enters into a forward exchange contract. The spot rates are quoted as 1AUD/JPY82.3540, forward points 75. a) What is the three month bid/ask forward rate? b) What transaction should the Australian company take to hedge their position? c) How much will the Australian company receive (in Australian dollar) if they hedge their position. How much will they receive if they do not hedge and the future spot rate is 1AUD/JPY82.01 06.d) In part c, which option is better for the Australian firm? Why would they hedge?
Quality Inspired Management The Key to Sustainability
ISBN: 978-0131197565
1st edition
Authors: Harold Aikens