You are the dealer in one of the reputable banks and one of your roles is related to trading and monitoring of changes in the derivative markets. You are interested in one stock for Bally International hedgers; the stock under consideration is currently trading at $25 it can either go up or down by 15 percent in any given period. The risk-free rate is 10 percent. You decide to take the long position in this stock at an exercise price of $20 with the contract expiry date 6 months from now

Required:

i. At how much are you going to purchase the rights today?

ii. What is the time value of this Option

iii. At how much will the rights in a Put option be trading at?

iv. If the main difference between a Forward and Futures contract is that of standardization and market trading, then how are futures contracts superior to Forwards (10 Marks)