At the Beginning of March 2012, Brian Told Chris That

question 15

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of March 2012, Brian told Chris that he is thinking of buying some shares of Ford motors from him at the end of the month at $12/share. Chris agreed to this proposal and wrote a contract to sell shares to Brian at a price of $12/share. The current market price is $10/share. At the end of the month, the share price was $11/share, so Brian chose not to buy the shares from Chris. This is an example of:

• A) a forward contract.
• B) an option.
• C) a future contract.
• D) a swap.

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