Eight months ago, the Zeus Fund entered into a short position in a one-year ...

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Eight months ago, the Zeus Fund entered into a short position in a one-year
forward contract on 1,250 shares of Cerner Corporation stock at a forward contract price
of $94 per share. Today, the price of Cerner stock is $92.50 per share and the interest rate
for continuous compounding is 1%. Cerner stock does not pay dividends.
What is todays market value of the forward contract?
If the Zeus Fund wanted to exit the contract today, how much should it be willing to pay,
or how much should it expect to receive, from its counterparty?

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