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John Moffat.
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- August 7, 2018 at 6:01 am #466530
Dear Sir
The answer uses the forward rate to return excess funds of options purchased in the 1.07. I can understand this the case in a shortage as in 1.06 where you do not have enough, but surely when you have bought too many you must return at spot at the time or the 1.07
August 7, 2018 at 7:30 am #466542I think you are referring to the over or under hedge, on which the forward rate can be used. Which rate to use depends on whether you have ended up over or under hedging. However this is a fairly minor point and it is not really essential to do the calculations on it, as long as you mention the possibility.
August 7, 2018 at 6:28 pm #466624Thanks, but if you look at Kenduri number 50 BPP, they are not going to the nearest round up, but 23.7 contracts comes down to 23 so you us the forward rate the correct way
August 7, 2018 at 7:04 pm #466629I have told you before that it does not matter in the exam whether you round up or down (I always round to the nearest contract, which in the case would be to 24 contracts).
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