Which of the following is true when the tails of a future foreign currency distribution are compared with those of a lognormal distribution with the same mean and standard deviation?
A) The left tail and right tail are thinner
B) The left tail is thinner and the right tail is fatter
C) The right tail is thinner and the left tail is fatter
D) Both tails are fatter

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Both tails of the foreign currency distribution are fatter.This leads to a U-shaped smile.

Which of the Following Is True When the Tails of a Future