Q1:
if stock price =32 ; X=40 strike price long call will not be exercised and there wont be any loss from X=50 short call option;
Hence payoff=0
Q2:
Lowest payoff = 40-50 = -10 $
Q3:
Lowest payoff is possible if the stock price climbs up above 50 $; After this price any increase in payoff due to 40 strike price long option will be offset by decrease in payoff due to 50 strike price short call option
4- Consider two call options on the same underlying stock and same expiration date. You buy...
Consider three call options on the same underlying stock and same expiration date. You buy the call with X=40, buy the call with X=30, and sell two calls with X=35. What is the payoff from your position if the stock prices ends at $32? What is the highest payoff from this position? What is the lowest payoff from this position? For you to engage in such a position, what are your expectations about the stock price? PS: In all questions...
You simultaneously write a put and buy a call, both with strike prices of $50, naked, i.e., without any position in the underlying stock. What are the expiration date payoffs to this position for stock prices of $40, $45, $50, $55, and $60? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank- be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the "S" sign in your response.) Stock Call Payoff Total Payof Price $40 $ $45 $...
6. The following table shows the premiums of European call and put options having the same underlying stock, the same time to expiration but different strike prices: StrikeCall Premium Put Premium $20 $23 $25 $3.59 $2.45 $1.89 $2.64 $4.36 $5.70 You use the above call and put options to construct an asymmetric butterfly spread with the following characteristics (i) The maximum payoff of 6 is attained when the stock price at expiration is 23 (ii) The payoff is strictly positive...
Please explain the answer or steps. Thank you. 21. You write a call option with X S55 and buy a call with X $65. The options are on the same stock and have the same expiration date. One of the calls sells for $3; the other sells for $9. What is the break-even point for this strategy? A) $55 B) $60 CS61 (Ans: Higher the strike, lower the price of the call. Because S55 strike pays over [55 to infinity]...
Suppose you buy 100 shares of Google stock which has a current price of $1,265.13 a share. You want to ensure that you do not lose more than $200 a share. Which of the following option strategies would allow you to do this? A. A covered call B. A naked call C. A protective put D. You cannot ensure that you will not have losses with stocks Suppose I buy 100 shares of AMD and want to limit my losses...
Microsoft (MSFT) + IMSETI Underlying stock price = $71.75 Expiration Strike Call Put June 16, 2017 70 2.02 0.24 June 16, 2017 72 0.67 0.90 June 16, 2017 74 0.132.37 70 July 7, 2017 July 7, 2017 July 7, 2017 72 2.400.58 1.15 1.32 0.42 2.59 74 Refer to Figure 15.1, which lists the prices of various Microsoft options. Use the data in the figure to calculate the payoff and the profit/loss for investments in each of the following July...
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3. Consider two European put options with the same expiration dates and the same strike prices. The underlying assets of the two options are different. One option is for stock A whose current price is $50 and has the volatility of 30%. The other is for stock B whose current price is $45 and has the volatility of 25%. Both stock A and B will pay no dividends. The price of put A is always higher than the price of...
3. (10 pts) For each k e [0, 1,2,..., 301 the symbol S(k) denotes the price of the stock at time k. A European call option with strike 90 and expiration n- 30 costs 15. A European put option with strike 100 and expiration 30 costs 11. Both options have the same stock as their underlying security. What is the price of the security whose payoff structure is 7S (30) 630, if S(30) 100, S(30)-30, if 90 S(30) S 100,...
Assume the following premia: Strike $950 Call $120.405 93.809 84.470 71.802 51.873 Put $51.777 74.201 1000 1020 84.470 101.214 1050 1107 137.167 I 1) Suppose you invest in the S&P stock index for $1000, buy a 950-strike put, and sell a 1050- strike call. Draw a profit diagram for this position. What is the net option premium? 2) Here is a quote from an investment website about an investment strategy using options: One strategy investors apply is a "synthetic stock."...