A market-maker on the foreign exchange (FX) desk at an investment bank has been asked to provide a quote for an FX call option that expires in 7 months. The option has a strike price (K) to spot price (S₀) ratio of 1.075. The market-maker references the following implied volatility surface when creating the quote: | Time to expiration | Strike price to spot price ratio (K/S₀) | |--------------------|------------------------------------------| | | **0.90** | **0.95** | **1.00** | **1.05** | **1.10** | | 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 | What implied volatility should the market-maker use to create the quote? | Financial Risk Manager Part 2 Quiz - LeetQuiz