You are given: (i) The current exchange rate is 0.011$/¥. (ii) A four-year dollar-denominated European put option on yen with a strike price of $0.008 sells for $0.0005. (iii) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate on dollars is 3%. (iv) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate on yen is 1.5%. Calculate the price of a four-year yen-denominated European put option on dollars with a strike price of ¥125.
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Sure, let's solve this problem. When calculating the price of a put option, we use the Black-Scholes formula, which is:

C = S * N(d1) - (K * e^(-r_d/100 * t) * N(d2))

Where:
- C is the price of the put option.
- S is the underlying asset price.
- K is the strike price.
- r_d is the continuously compounded risk-free interest rate on the underlying asset.
- t is the time to expiration.
- N(d1) and N(d2) are the cumulative standard normal distribution functions.

In this case, the underlying asset is the yen, so we're using the interest rates and exchange rate for yen.

So, let's begin with calculating d1 and d2, which are given by:

d1 = ln(S/K) + (r_d + sigma^2 * t) / 2 * sigma * sqrt(t)

d2 = d1 - sigma * sqrt(t)

where r_d is the continuously compounded risk-free interest rate and sigma is the volatility of the underlying asset.

Now, in our problem, we have the strike price ($0.008) as k, S = (1 / 0.011) * $1 = 90.91 yen (converting dollars to yen using the exchange rate), r_d is 1.5% (which we're assuming is annually compounded, so we'll divide it by 100 to get the interest rate per year and then convert it to a continuous interest rate using the formula e^(r * t), t = 4 years), and we'll assume a volatility of 7% annually, which we'll convert to a continuous volatility using the same formula, so sigma = 0.07 * sqrt(1) = 0.26 (continuously).

So, d1 = ln(90.91/0.008) + (0.03/2 * 0.26 * sqrt(4) = 4.05 + 0.39 = 4.44
d2 = d1 - 0.26 * sqrt(4) = 4.44 - 1.04 = 3.40

Also, N(d1) = 0.995, N(d2) = 0.165

Plugging all this into the Black-Scholes formula, we get:

C = (90.91 * 0.995) - (0.008 * e^(0.015 * 4) * 0.165) = 81.92 - 0.21 = 81.71 yen

Therefore, the price of the yen-denominated put option is approximately 81.71 yen.
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You are given: (i) The current exchange rate is 0.011$/¥. (ii) A four-year dollar-denominated European put option on yen with a strike price of $0.008 sells for $0.0005. (iii) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate on dollars is 3%. (iv) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate on yen is 1.5%. Calculate the price of a four-year yen-denominated European put option on dollars with a strike price of ¥125.
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To solve this problem, we can use the put-call parity for European options in a foreign exchange market. The put-call parity states that the price of a put option can be derived from the price of a call option with the same strike price and expiration date. However, in this case, we don't have the price of a call option directly. Instead, we can use the information given to syntheticly create a call option.

First, let's denote:
- S as the current exchange rate (0.011$/¥)
- K as the strike price of the dollar-denominated put option ($0.008)
- P_$ as the price of the dollar-denominated put option ($0.0005)
- r_$ as the risk-free interest rate on dollars (3%)
- r_¥ as the risk-free interest rate on yen (1.5%)

We want to find the price of a yen-denominated put option (P_¥) with a strike price of ¥125.

First, we can find the forward exchange rate (F) using the interest rate parity, which states that the difference between the spot and forward exchange rates equals the interest rate differential:

F = S * e^[(r_$ - r_¥) * t]

where t is the time to expiration (4 years in this case).

Next, we can create a synthetic call option by buying the dollar-denominated put option and investing K * e^(-r_$ * t) dollars in a risk-free bond. The payoff of this portfolio at expiration will be the same as that of a call option with strike price K.

The price of this synthetic call option (C_$) is therefore:

C_$ = P_$ + K * e^(-r_$ * t)

Now, we can use the put-call parity to find the price of the yen-denominated put option:

P_¥ = C_¥ - S + K * e^(-r_¥ * t)

where C_¥ is the price of a yen-denominated call option, which can be found by converting the dollar-denominated call option price to yen using the forward exchange rate:

C_¥ = C_$ / F

Substituting this into the equation, we get:

P_¥ = (C_$ / F) - S + K * e^(-r_¥ * t)

Solving for P_¥, we find the price of the yen-denominated put option on dollars.

Please note that this is a complex calculation and might require a financial calculator or software to compute. Also, this explanation assumes familiarity with financial derivatives and exchange rates concepts.

This is a rough outline of the steps needed to solve the problem. The exact numerical values should be computed for accuracy.
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