Calculate the price of a cap on the 90-day libor rate in


Calculate the price of a cap on the 90-day LIBOR rate in nine months' time when the principal amount is $1,000. Use Black's model with LIBOR discounting and the following information:

(a) The quoted nine-month Eurodollar futures price = 92. (Ignore differences between futures and forward rates.)

(b) The interest-rate volatility implied by a nine-month Eurodollar option = 15% per annum.

(c) The current 12-month risk-free interest rate with continuous compounding = 7.5% per annum.

(d) The cap rate = 8% per annum. (Assume an actual/360 day count.

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