What Is the Lower Bound of a European Foreign Currency

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the lower bound of a European foreign currency call if the spot rate is $2.25,the domestic interest rate is 5.5 percent,the foreign interest rate is 6.2 percent,the option expires in three months,and the exercise price is $2.20? (The interest rates are continuously compounded. )

• A)$0.0457
• B)$0.05
• C)$0.0793
• D)$0.0529
• E)none of the above

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