You Have Written a Call Option on £10,000 with a Strike

Multiple Choice

You have written a call option on £10,000 with a strike price of $20,000. The current exchange rate is $2.00/£1.00 and in the next period the exchange rate can increase to $4.00/£1.00 or decrease to $1.00/€1.00 . The current interest rates are i_$ = 3% and are i_£ = 2%. Find the hedge ratio and use it to create a position in the underlying asset that will hedge your option position.

A) Buy £10,000 today at $2.00/£1.00
B) Enter into a short position in a futures contract on £6,666.67
C) Lend the present value of £6,666.67 today at i_£ = 2%
D) Enter into a long position in a futures contract on £6,666.67
E) Both c and d would work
F) None of the above