A stock sells for $84 and pays a continuously compounded 3%dividend. The continuously compounded risk-free rate is 5%.
a. What is the price of a pre-paid forward contract for oneshare to be delivered six months (.5 year) from today?
b. What is the price of a forward contract that expires sixmonths from today?
c.Describe the transactions you would undertake to use the stockand bonds (borrowing and lending) to construct a synthetic longforward contract for one share of stock.
