Currency Futures and Options (Answer Key)

Currency Futures and Options 1. * 2. * 3. * 4. * The International Monetary Market in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trades A. stocks B. bonds C. US Treasury Bills D. currency futures E. all of the above Differences between the futures market and the forward market include A. price range B. maturity C. size of contract D. credit risk E. all of the above The buyer and the seller in currency future markets agree on A. a future delivery date B. the price to be paid C. the quantity of the currency D. all of the above E. none of the above The main objective of hedgers in currency futures markets is to A. make a profit B. protect against exchange risk C. make sure that foreign bills are collected D. protect against political risk E. none of the above . . 5. * Currency futures contracts are normally available . A. in a pre-determined amount for a specified maturity date B. in flexible maturity dates C. tailored to the desire of the buyer D. tailored to the desire of the seller E. tailored to the desire of both the buyer and the seller 6. * The forward market of foreign exchange offers contracts . A. tailored to meet the needs of the buyers and sellers B. which are normally standardized C. which have a standardized maturity date D. which are regulated by the Commodity Futures Commission E. which are available in a pre-determined amount . . 7. * Currency futures contracts are . A. traded on organized exchanges B. actually settled for delivery C. backed by compensating balances D. handled by commercial banks E. handled by mutual savings banks 8. The lifetime high and low figures in the currency futures quotation table mean A. the highest and lowest prices during the year B. the highest and lowest prices during the day C. the highest and lowest prices for each contract month during its life time D. the highest and lowest prices for each week E. none of the above * 9. * 10. * 11. * 12. * . The "open interest" in a currency futures quotation table refers to the . A. total number of contracts traded B. total number of outstanding contracts which are not offset by opposing transactions C. total number of interested parties D. total number of contracts traded in a year E. none of the above Margin requirements in currency futures markets are a form of A. transaction cost B. collateral deposit C. brokerage fee D. compensation E. all of the above Speculators in currency futures markets are A. covered by options contracts B. covered by future contracts C. usually making profits D. greatly exposed to exchange rate risk E. always losing money . The exchanges that trades currency options include ___. A. Philadelphia Stock Exchange B. Chicago Mercantile Exchange C. Chicago Board Options Exchange D. Singapore Stock Exchange E. all of the above . 13. * A currency call option gives the . A. buyer the right to buy the underlying currency B. seller the right to sell the underlying currency C. broker the right to buy the underlying currency D. seller the right to buy the currency futures contracts E. none of the above 14. A currency put option gives the A. buyer the right to buy B. buyer the right to sell C. broker the right to sell D. seller the right to sell E. none of the above * the underlying currency. 15. * A strike price in currency options markets is the specified exchange rate at which the A. option can be exercised B. option can be bought C. option can be sold D. futures options can be sold E. none of the above 16. A call option has an intrinsic value if the strike price is . A. above the exchange rate of the underlying currency B. below the exchange rate of the underlying currency C. above the forward rate D. below the forward rate E. above the spot rate of the U.S. dollar * 17. * 18. * A currency futures call option gives . A. the buyer the obligation to buy a particular currency futures contract B. the seller the right to sell a particular currency futures contract C. the seller the obligation to sell a particular underlying currency D. the buyer the right to buy a particular currency futures contract E. none of the above A currency futures put option gives . A. the buyer the obligation to sell a particular currency futures contract B. the seller the right to sell a particular currency futures contract C. the seller the right to sell an underlying currency D. both the seller and the buyer to sell a particular currency futures contract E. the buyer the right to sell a particular currency futures contract . 19. * 20. * 21. * 22. * 23. * 24. * Option premiums consist of . A. intrinsic value, time value, and current value B. intrinsic value, time value, and volatility C. current value, time value, and volatility D. time value, intrinsic value, and historical value E. all of the above Futures contracts of the following currencies are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange except ____. A. British pound B. euro C. Japanese yen D. Swiss franc E. New Zealand dollar A long currency futures position means that an investor has the following situation A. a put option B. a call option C. a forward hedge D. a futures hedge E. none of the above Which of the following instruments is a financial derivative? currency futures A. B. currency forward interest swap C. D. currency swap E. all of the above Organized exchanges trade the following futures instruments: A. currency futures of any maturity B. standardized currency futures C. currency futures of any size D. currency futures sold in any currency E. none of the above . Currency futures contracts are acquired for the following purposes ___. hedging A. B. speculation C. arbitrage D. hedging and speculation E. all of the above . 25. * 26. * The major types of risk in derivatives trading are A. credit B. liquidity C. settlement D. market E. all of the above A multinational company wants to use a currency put option to hedge 10 million Singapore dollars in accounts receivable. The premium of the currency option with a strike price of $.55 US is $.05 US. If the option is exercised, what is the total amount of US dollars received after accounting for the premium payment? A. $5,000,000. B. $5,200,000. C. $5,500,000. D. $6,000,000. E. $9,000,000. Solution: 27. * . total receipts = Singapore dollars 10,000,000 x .55 = $5,500,000 total premium = Singapore dollars 10,000,000 x .05 = 500,000 = $5,000,000 net receipts The premium for a British put pound with an exercise price of $1.70 is $.05. What is the breakeven spot rate for the buyer of the put? A. $1.70. B. $1.65. C. $1.75. D. $1.60. E. $2.10. Solution: breakeven point = $1.70 - $0.05 = $1.65 28. * You purchase a call option on British pounds for a premium of $.04 per unit with an exercise price of $1.65. The option will not be exercised until the expiration date, if at all. If the spot rate on the expiration date is $1.67, your net profit or net loss per unit is: A. $.04. B. $.02. C. -$.02. D. -$.04. E. $.50. Solution: Use Equation (6-2) : profit or loss = $1.67 - ($1.65 + $.04) = -$.02