Question:
i) The treasurer of a corporation is trying to choose between options and forwards contracts to hedge the corporation's foreign exchange risk. Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of each.
ii) Suppose that put options on a stock with strike price $30 and $35 cost $4 and $7 respectively. How can the options be used to create a) a bull spread and b) a bear spread? Construct a table that shows the profit and payoff for both spread.
iii) Examine the determinants of an option premium in the context on Black-Scholes model.