A)If you are trading in a perfect market, where you are considering buying a call and a put option on a non-dividend paying stock with the same strike price and expiration date. If the options are currently trading at-the-money, for which option - call or put - would be paying a higher premium for? Provide a proof of your answer. (4 marks)

B)An Indian company is looking to buy a forward currency contract to hedge its FX risk arising from its operation in the USA. The current annual rate in India is 6.5% whereas that in the USA has risen to 2%. These risk-free rates are assumed to remain at these levels in the next 5 months. If the spot exchange rate is INR 0.013/US$, what would be the five-month forward exchange rate for this Indian company? Assume there are 151 days in five months and 365 days in a year.