Currency strangles. The following information is currently available for Canadian dollar (C$) options (see Appendix B in this chapter):
l Put option exercise price ¼ £0.45.
l Put option premium ¼ £0.014 per unit.
l Call option exercise price ¼ £0.46.
l Call option premium ¼ £0.01 per unit.
l One option contract represents C$50 000
a. What is the maximum possible loss the purchaser of a strangle can achieve using these options?
b. What is the maximum possible gain the writer of a strangle can incur?
c. Locate the breakeven point(s) of the strangle.