A few weeks ago, you realised that you were exposed to movements in the price of oil.
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A few weeks ago, you realised that you were exposed to movements in the price of oil. At that time, you hedged this exposure by entering a long call option written on oil.
The call option had a strike price of $90 per barrel. At the time of the option expiry, the spot price of oil is $85 per barrel.
Hedging with options gives you a degree of flexibility. What is the rational decision to make at expiry?
a: Exercise your right to buy oil for $90
b: Impossible to say without knowing the option premium paid for the long call
c: Let the call option lapse
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Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
ISBN: 978-0078025907
9th edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds
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