Delivery Price - Forward Contract

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What is the relationship between the delivery price and the forward price. So far all I know is that the delivery price remains fixed when setting up a contract while the forward price constantly changes.

In one of my textbooks I saw a formula stating; $$ D = (S_0-F_0)e^{rT} $$ where

  • $D$ is the delivery price,
  • $F_0$ is the forward price at time 0,
  • $S_0$ is the stock price at time 0.

Can anyone elaborate on why this is the case or perhaps give an example.