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Value a 1-Year Call Option Written on £10,000 with an Exercise

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Value a 1-year call option written on £10,000 with an exercise price of $2.00 = £1.00.The spot exchange rate is $2.00 = £1.00; The U.S.risk-free rate is 5% and the U.K.risk-free rate is also 5%.In the next year,the pound will either double in dollar terms or fall by half (i.e.u = 2 and d = ½) .Hint: H = ?.


A) $6,349.21
B) $6,666.67=$20,000(£10,000£6,666.67) ×$4.00£1.00\$ 6,666.67 = \$ 20,000 - ( £ 10,000 - £ 6,666.67 ) \times \frac { \$ 4.00 } { £ 1.00 }
C) $6,666.67=£6,666.67×$1£1\$ 6,666.67 = £ 6,666.67 \times \frac { \$ 1 } { £ 1 }
D) None of the above

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