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17. Tony Smith believes that the price of a particular underlying, currently selling at $96, will increase

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17. Tony Smith believes that the price of a particular underlying, currently selling at $96, will increase substantially in the next six months, so he purchases a European call option expiring in six months on this underlying. The call option has an exercise price of $101 and sells for $6.

A. How much is the current credit risk, if any?

B. How much is the current value of the potential credit risk, if any?

C. Which party bears the credit risk(s), Tony Smith or the seller?

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