Profits from Using Currency Options and Futures
Response to the following problem:
On July 2, the 2-month futures rate of the Mexican peso contained a 2 percent discount (unanalyzed). There was a call option on pesos with an exercise price that was equal to the spot rate. There was also a put option on pesos with an exercise price equal to the spot rate. The premium on each of these options:
Was 3 percent of the spot rate at that time. On September 2, the option expired. Go to www.oanda.com (or any website that has foreign exchange rate quotations) and determine the direct quote of the Mexican peso. You exercised the option on this date if it was feasible to do so.
a. What was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the call option?
b. What was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the put option?
c. What was your net profit per unit if you had purchased a futures contract on July 2 that had a settlement date of September 2?
d. What was your net profit per unit if you sold a futures contract on July 2 that had a settlement date of September 2?