Suppose xyz stock pays no dividends and has a current price


Suppose XYZ stock pays no dividends and has a current price of $50. The forward price for delivery in 1 year is $55. Suppose the 1-year eective annual interest rate is 10%.

(a) Graph the payo and prot diagrams for a forward contract on XYZ stock with a forward price of $55.

(b) Is there any advantage to investing in the stock or the forward contract? Why?

(c) Suppose XYZ paid a dividend of $2 per year and everything else stayed the same.

Now is there any advantage to investing in the stock or the forward contract?

 

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