Current Economic Policies

Question 1

Individual Assignment (20%) Comment and evaluate the current economic policies of the United States. How will the economic policies impact the world-wide business or industries?

Read the article below and write a 1500-words essay.

Read at least five articles on the economic policies of the United States from the following websites: The Edge Financial Daily Malaysia.com, thestaronline.com, the newstraitstimesonline.com

Your essay shall discuss issues based on the questions given below:-

1. What are the economic policies of the United States?
2. How will the economic policies affect the United States (in a positive and/or negative manner)? Suggestion: You may also consider at least three industries of your choice in USA. Good answers will have included both types of impactful and concise discussion. Weak answers will have included one type of impact discussion
3. What are the implications of the economic policies to the other countries and world economy?

Suggestion: You may also consider Asean, EU, NAFTA, OPEC, etc how selected nation in each trading group is affected by the current USA economic policies and each nation reciprocated

1. You will be a diploma graduate soon and will be sending a resume to the employer of your choice. Select one employer that trades globally. In what way(s) will your employer be affected by the USA economic policies of the United States? You are to provide solutions to your answers.

Question 2

Julian Lim purchased a put option at the cost of $0.30 each. The put option has a strike price of S$3.00 and the underlying stock is currently trading at S$3.50. Julian Lim bought 100 shares.

2(b)(i) Determine the stock price that would allow Julian Lim to break even on his put option strategy. (4 marks)

2(b)(ii) Calculate the maximum loss to be incurred by Julian Lim in this put option strategy. (4 marks)

2(b)(iii) Calculate the maximum gain to be produced for Julian Lim by this put option strategy. (4 marks)

(c) Construct a profit/loss table and draw a graph for Julian Lim to show him the relationship between the profit/loss on this put option strategy to the underlying share price. (10 marks)