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Management · Q56

International Finance and Treasury

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 56

Q56

A contract that gives the buyer the right to buy commodity or a foreign currency from the seller at a fixed price is called as

A.
put option
B.
call option
Answer
C.
cross option
D.
currency swap

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
A contract that gives the buyer the right to buy commodity or a foreign currency from the seller at a fixed price is called as call option. Call options are financial contracts that give the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity or other asset or instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.