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An analyst at DEF hedge fund believes that the euro (which currently trades at $1.25) will appreciate relative to the dollar over the next 6

An analyst at DEF hedge fund believes that the euro (which currently trades at $1.25) will appreciate relative to the dollar over the next 6 months. The analyst decides to use ten 6 month call options to speculate. Each contract has 50,000 euros attached. The call options have a strike price of $1.30 and a call premium of $.05. Find the analyst's profit/loss (in USD) if the spot price is $1.27 at expiration.

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