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At an investment firm, an FX trader is responsible for quoting a currency call option that has a 7-month maturity period. The defining characteristic of this option is a strike price that is 1.075 times the current spot price. In order to accurately formulate this quote, the trader relies on the following table of implied volatility data:
Time to expiration | Strike price to spot price ratio (K/So) | 0.90 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 1.10 |
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1 month | 9.25 | 8.55 | 8.05 | 8.70 | 9.45 | |
3 months | 9.10 | 8.70 | 8.30 | 8.75 | 9.15 | |
6 months | 9.45 | 9.05 | 8.70 | 9.10 | 9.45 | |
1 year | 9.65 | 9.50 | 9.35 | 9.55 | 9.75 |
Using the information provided on the implied volatility surface, which implied volatility should the trader select for quoting the currency call option?