Answer:
(a) What are the forward price and the initial value of the forward contract?
Fo= 40ε[tex]^{0.1*1}[/tex] = 44.21
The initial value of the forward contract is zero.
(b) Six months later, the price of the stock is $45 and the risk-free interest rate is still 10%. What are the forward price and the value of the forward contract?
The delivery price K in the contract is $44.21. The value of the contract, f, after six months is given by:
f= 45-44.21ε[tex]^{-0.1*0.5}[/tex]
= $2.95
The forward price is:
45ε[tex]^{0.1*0.5}[/tex] = $47.31
