Answer:
The profit is $12,500
Explanation:
The profit on the contract can be computed using the formula below:
profit/loss on the contract=(forward price-spot rate)*volume of currency sold
forward price is 1 euro to $1.20
spot price 1 euro to $1.10
volume of currency sold is Euros 125,000
profit/loss on the contract=($1.20-$1.10)*125,000
=$12,500
Invariably the trader sold each US dollar $0.10 more than the spot rate ($1.20-$1.10),when that is multiplied the volume of Euros sold,it gives $12,500 in profit.
This implies that the buyer could have bought the currency cheaper on contract date
