A financial institution has the following portfolio of


A financial institution has the following portfolio of over-the-counter options on sterling:

Type         Position           Delta of Option            Gamma of Option          Vega of Option

Call             −1,000          0.50                              2.2                                1.8

Call             −500             0.80                            0.6                                  0.2

Put              −2,000         −0.40                             1.3                                 0.7

Call             −500             0.70                               1.8                                1.4

A traded option is available with a delta of 0.7, a gamma of 1.5, and a vega of 0.8.

(a) What position in the traded option and in sterling would make the portfolio both gamma neutral and delta neutral?

(b) What position in the traded option and in sterling would make the portfolio both vega neutral and delta neutral?

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