A 6-month call option contract on 100 shares of Home Depot common stock with a strike price of $49.95 can be purchased for $517. Assuming that the market price of Home Depot stock rises to $65.72 per share by the expiration date of the option, what is the call holder's profit? What is the holding period return? CITD The profit this option would generate over the 6-month holding period is $(Round to the nearest cent.)
A 6-month call option contract on 100 shares of Home Depot common stock with a strike price of $49.95 can be purchased for $517. Assuming that the market price of Home Depot stock rises to $65.72 per share by the expiration date of the option, what is the call holder's profit? What is the holding period return? CITD The profit this option would generate over the 6-month holding period is $(Round to the nearest cent.)
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![A 6-month call option contract on 100 shares of Home Depot common stock with a strike price of $49.95 can be purchased for $517. Assuming that the market price of Home Depot stock rises to
$65.72 per share by the expiration date of the option, what is the call holder's profit? What is the holding period return?
The profit this option would generate over the 6-month holding period is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fadeed06b-58ca-426a-8c15-b1db30f20a72%2F90877004-e815-4fa0-b8cd-05a3765275c1%2Foqt3cbk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A 6-month call option contract on 100 shares of Home Depot common stock with a strike price of $49.95 can be purchased for $517. Assuming that the market price of Home Depot stock rises to
$65.72 per share by the expiration date of the option, what is the call holder's profit? What is the holding period return?
The profit this option would generate over the 6-month holding period is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
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