Problem 1.7. Suppose that you write a put contract with a strike price of $40 and an expiration date in three months. The current stock price is $41 and the contract is on 100 shares. What have you committed yourself to? How much could you gain or lose? You have sold a put option. You have agreed to buy 100 shares for $40 per share if the party on the other side of the contract chooses to exercise the right to sell for this price. The option will be exercised only when the price of stock is below
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Chapter 14 Questions 1. A principal-agent relationship is a relationship where an agent makes decisions that affect the principal. Examples of explicit principal-agent relationships are the relationships between a client and a lawyer and between an investor and a money manager. Examples of implicit principal-agent relationships are an employee acting on behalf of its employer and a consumer making decisions‚ such as copying and selling a product‚ that can affect a manufacturer. 2. The
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6-4 Medoc Company Advice given to the author of the constraints in the organizational structure of the Medoc Company : * There should be limits - limits on authority division clearer and transparent primarily related to transfer pricing policies of both the milling division and consumer products division . * Considering the proposal of the Medoc Company ’s top management regarding the calculation of the transfer pricing policy between milling division and consumer products division that the division
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SUGGESTED ANSWER FOR IPCE MAY 2013 TAXATION By CA Parasuram Iyer Contact: 9028518367 capkiyer@yahoo.com 1(a) Computation of Income of Mrs Rani for the Assessment Year 2013-14 PARTICULAR AMOUNT Income Under the Head Salary Income Under the Head House Property Income Under the Head Profits & Gains from Business or Profession (W.N.1) Income Under the Head Capital Gain Income Under the Head Other Sources (W.N.2) 3‚21‚000/34‚000/- GROSS TOTAL INCOME 3‚55‚000/30‚000/- TAXABLE
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Professor Yates Homework 8 Solutions FI 4000 Homework 8 Solutions 1. Selling a contract is a short position. If the price rises‚ you lose money. Loss = (1‚250 – 1‚200) $250 = $12‚500 2. Futures price = S0 (1+ rf − d)T = $1‚200 (1 + .01 – .02) = $1‚188 3. The theoretical futures price = S0 (1+ rf)T = $1‚700 (1 + .02) = $1‚734. At $1‚641‚ the gold futures contract is underpriced relative to the gold spot price. To benefit from the mispricing‚ we sell what is overpriced (gold)
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PART A Courts all over the world have set precedence’s of treating directors as trustees which means in the performance of their assigned legal and corporate duties‚ they stand in a fiduciary relation to the shareholders of the company. A director as a trustee shall act in the best of his ability to benefit the company and not in furtherance of his own interest. Each of the four directors of the company stand in a fiduciary position to the company and thus liable for their acts of omission and
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Hieu Nguyen – FIN 5309 Section 1 Assignment 1 2.3 Table 2.2 X=0 X=1 Total Y=0 0.15 0.07 0.22 Y=1 0.15 0.63 0.78 Total 0.30 0.70 1.00 With W = 3+6X and V = 20-7Y‚ we have: (W|X=0)=3 (W|X=1)=9 Total (V|Y=0)=20 0.15 0.07 0.22 (V|Y=1)=13 0.15 0.63 0.78 Total 0.30 0.70 1.00 a. E(W) = 3 x 0.3 + 9 x 0.7 = 7.2 E(V) = 20 x 0.22 + 13 x 0.78 = 14.54 b. = (3 – 7.2)2 x 0.3 + (9 - 7.2)2 x 0.7 = 7.56 = (20 – 14.54)2 x 0.22 + (13 – 14.54)2 x 0.78 = 8.4084 c. cov
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Problems Q.1 Consider a five-year coupon bond with a face value of $1000 paying an annual coupon of 15%. (i) If the current market yield is 8%‚ what is the bond’s price? (ii) If the current market yield increases by 1% what is the bond’s new price? (iii) Using your answers to part (i) and (ii) ‚ what is percentage change in the bond’s price as a result of 1% increase in interest rates. Q.2 Consider the following FI balance sheet: M. Match Ltd Assets | Liabilities | 2 –year Treasury bond
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 proportion Financial characteristics of companies vary for many reasons. The two most promi_ nent drivers are industry economics and firm sfategy. Each industry has a financial norm around which companies within the industry tend to operate. An airline‚ for example‚ wourd naturary be expected to have a high of fixed assets (airplanes)‚ manufacturer would be expected to have a lower gross margin than a pharmaceutical manufacturer because commodities such as
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Q1. Based on the data in case Exhibit I‚ what inferences can be drawn from the survey responses regarding the herbal shampoo category? As per Exhibit 1 the following inferences can be drawn from the survey regarding herbal shampoo category: * The respondents felt that herbal shampoos need to be used in large quantity for lather and that the protein content is important for making hair strong‚ shiny and soft. * Respondents chose their shampoo based on their hair type and texture. * They feel that
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