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Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for an Underlying with Varying Maturities
Nine months ago, an investor took a long position in a one-year forward contract on a dividend-paying stock at a forward price of USD 118.00. The stock now trades at USD 121.00 and will pay a single dividend of USD 1.00 immediately before the contract expires in three months. The annual risk-free rate is 5.0% with annual compounding. The current value of the forward contract to the long is closest to:
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