Determine the arbitrage profit if the market price of the


Suppose you are an option trader and are now considering the options on the shares of HSBC.

The HSBC share price and its January futures price closed at $58.3 and $58.5 on 3 January 2017, respectively. The HSBC January call option price was $3 with a strike price $60 on 3 January 2017. The call and put options are of European style. The Hong Kong Interbank Offer Rate was 0.3% per annum with continuous compounding.

Required:

a. Calculate the HSBC January put option price with a strike price $60 using the put-call parity.

b. Determine the arbitrage profit if the market price of the put option is $5 by the end of January. Show your steps.

c. Calculate the HSBC January put option price with a strike price $60 using the put-call-futures parity.

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