The maximum payoff that a long put option can have is the strike price. This happens when the stock price goes to zero.
There is no maximum payoff for a long call option. Theoretically, the stock price can go up to any value. As the stock price keeps going up, the payoff of the long call option keeps going up. There is no limit.
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Draw the payoff picture at expiration for a long position in a put option that has a premium of $2.50 and a strike price of $65.
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A trader creates a long strangle with put options with a strike price of $160 per share, and call options with a strike price of $170 per share by trading a total of 20 option contracts (10 put contracts and 10 call contracts). Each contract is written on 100 shares of stock. The put option is worth $18 per share, and the call option is worth $15 per share. What is the value (payoff) of the strangle at maturity as...
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