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CURRENCY OPTIONS: participating forward contract
It is May 18th. Devise a participating forward contract for a customer who is worried that sterling will fall against the dollar. You know that three-month otc options cost:
ex. price call put
$/£ ¢/£ ¢/£
1.50 6.75 2.44
1.55 3.69 4.36
1.60 2.69 8.34
There is more than one such contract, so explain why you made your particular choice.
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