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A phone maker would like to be protected against any price increase and wants to benefit for any price drop. He bought a call option

A phone maker would like to be protected against any price increase and wants to benefit for any price drop. He bought a call option in December N on Cobalts prices
-Forward term prices: 3 months March 1800 $/T,6 months: 1900$/ T (June N+1),2000$/T at 9 months (Sept N+1),2500$ at 12 months (dec N+1)
-Fixed Maturity of the potential exercice of the call: on 30/09/ N+1
-Spot price in dec N : 1750 $/ Ton
-Strike price of the call option: 1950/ Ton
-Premium to be paid: 150 $/ Ton
1) What kind of call option did he bought? What kind of 2 other kind of options exist ?
2) At inception in december N, how is the option (in/ at / out of the money )? And at maturity (Sept N+1) if spot Sept N+1 is at 1800$ ? And if at 1900$ ? and if at 2500$ , how is the option ?

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