Traders use strap when they expect large move in underlying asset as likely with uncertainty in direction. This stratgey has bullish bias as it makes more profit when stock goes up.
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NEED HELP . It pays to invest in a strap if you expect the A. volatility...
Suppose you expect the volatility is high and is uncertain about the price movement of the underlying, which of the following is your best strategy? A. Long put B. Long butterfly spreads C. Long call D. Long straddle
Suppose you expect the volatility is high and the price of the underlying will fall, which of the following strategies is not preferred? A. Short call B. Short underlying C. Long put D. Short forward
True or False? 1. An increase in SKEW index from CBOE means that skewness is higher than before and that investors have more concern about the extremely negative stock market returns than before. 2. High CDS spread means the default probability of the corporate debt is low. 3. When you invest in the individual stocks with high volatility and positive skewness for the long term, the probability that your portfolio outperforms the riskfree asset becomes higher 4. If the stock...
You anticipate a recession with increased stock volatility and greater negative skewness in stock prices. Which of the following option positions would be most consistent with your view? (a) A straddle. (b) A strip. (c) A strap. (d) A vanilla put.
You have $10,000 to invest. You will need the money in 5 years and you expect to earn 8% per year. How much will you have in 5 years? Select one a $15,693.28 b. $14,693.28 $16,693.20 d $14,893.28
I really need some help with these questions! Thank you Please help me out with these Microeconomic questions!!! Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. 4. There exists high-ability and low-ability workers. Firms are willing to pay up to $80,000 for a high-ability worker and $20,000 for a low-ability worker. Going to college provides a signal that one is a high-ability worker at a cost of $10,000. (a) is a separating equilibrium where high-ability workers go to college and...
12 You want to create a portfolio equally as risky as the market, and you have $1,000,000 to invest. You must invest all of your money. Your portfolio already contains assets A and B, and you need to decide how much of asset C and of the risk-free asset to buy. More detailed information is given below: 5.25 points Asset Investment Stock A $ 280,000 Stock B $ 400,000 Stock C Risk-free asset Beta 0.95 1.20 1.45 eBook Print References...
You have $100,000 to invest. Your investment strategy must include at least two options on a stock of your choice (all options must be on the same stock). They can be either calls or puts or both, with any strike price, as long as all options in your portfolio expire on the same date, and that date is no earlier than June 2020. You can build spreads, straddles, collars, etc. – your choice. Buy them or write them – your...
I need help with these Mcq's please. Thank you 22. In general, the price buyers pay in a market will decrease if the government increases a binding price floor in that market. b. a. increases a binding price ceiling in that market. decreases a tax on the good sold in that market. d. C. More than one of the above is correct 23. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the imposition of a price ceiling on...
I need help with letter d please 9.2. Assume the Black-Scholes framework. Let S be a stock such that S(0) = 21, the dividend rate is 8 = 0.02, the risk free rate is r = 0.05, and the volatility is o = 0.2. (a) Calculate the expected risk free payoff of a 6 month call with strike price 17. (b) Calculate the cost of such a call. (c) Calculate the cost of a 6 month put with strike price...