A1 You hold a short position in an asset with a price of $50 and write a 6-month put (exercise price = $50) for $4. Given that the effective annual interest rate is 5% (annually compounded), what is your profit if the price of underlying asset at expiration of the option is $48?

A1 You hold a short position in an asset with a price of $50 and write a 6-month put (exercise price = $50) for $4. Given that the effective annual interest rate is 5% (annually compounded), what is your profit if the price of underlying asset at expiration of the option is $48?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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