A trader focuses principally on the Australian Dollar/Singapore Dollar (A$/S$) cross-rate. The current spot rate is S$0.9/A$. The trader expects after 2 months the cross rate will be S$0.79/A$. The trader plans to purchase an option, and has the following choices: A CALL option on S$ has a strike price of S$0.85/A$ and a premium of A$0.00037/S$. A PUT option on S$ has a strike price of S$0.85/A$ and a premium of A$0.00048/S$. i. Determine if the trader should buy a PUT option or a CALL option on S$. ii. If the trader buys the option decided in (i), determine net profit for the trader if the spot rate after 2 months is as the trader expects. iii. If the spot rate after 2 months is not what the trader expected and is S$0.61/A$, will the option the trader buys be at-the-money, or in-the-money, or out-of-the-money? [[Notably, the trader is purchasing option on S$ -- meaning S$ is the foreign currency in this instance
A trader focuses principally on the Australian Dollar/Singapore Dollar (A$/S$) cross-rate. The current spot rate is S$0.9/A$.
The trader expects after 2 months the cross rate will be S$0.79/A$. The trader plans to purchase an option, and has the following choices: A CALL option on S$ has a strike price of S$0.85/A$ and a premium of A$0.00037/S$. A PUT option on S$ has a strike price of S$0.85/A$ and a premium of A$0.00048/S$.
i. Determine if the trader should buy a PUT option or a CALL option on S$.
ii. If the trader buys the option decided in (i), determine net profit for the trader if the spot rate after 2 months is as the trader expects.
iii. If the spot rate after 2 months is not what the trader expected and is S$0.61/A$, will the option the trader buys be at-the-money, or in-the-money, or out-of-the-money?
[[Notably, the trader is purchasing option on S$ -- meaning S$ is the foreign currency in this instance]]
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