An investor engages in the following series of transactions: (1) Purchase 1 call option contract of AMD with a strike price of 50 at a price of $4. (2) Purchase 1 put option contract of AMD with a strike price of 50 at a price of $3. What is the maximum possible loss the investor could incur from this options strategy? $700 $100 O $300 Infinite O $400

An investor engages in the following series of transactions: (1) Purchase 1 call option contract of AMD with a strike price of 50 at a price of $4. (2) Purchase 1 put option contract of AMD with a strike price of 50 at a price of $3. What is the maximum possible loss the investor could incur from this options strategy? $700 $100 O $300 Infinite O $400

Essentials Of Investments

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Assume interest rate is zero. In a shout call option the strike price is $30. The holder shouts when the asset price is $40. What is the payoﬀ from the option if the ﬁnal asset price is $35? A. $0 B. $5 C. $10 D. $15
The investor X decides to: Buy a call option for $10 with $100 as strike price Buy a call option for $15 with $90 as the strike price Sell a put option for $10 with $100 as the strike price Buy a put option for $15 with $120 as the strike price a)Calculate the result of the investor if the market price is $60 b)Calculate the result of the investor if the market price is $160 c)Represent the results of the investor for both cases a) and b) in the same figure
If put options on USD with a strike price of AUD6.9/USD have a premium of AUD4.3, what is the break- even price (BEP) for a buyer or a seller of these options? Assume that there are no brokerage fees. Question Answer a. The buyer's BEP is AUD 2.6000 and the seller's BEP is AUD 11.2000 b. The buyer's BEP is AUD 2.6000 and the seller's BEP is AUD 2.6000 c. The buyer's BEP is AUD 11.2000 and the seller's BEP is AUD 11.2000 d. The buyer's BEP is AUD 11.2000 and the seller's BEP is AUD 2.6000 e. The buyer's BEP is AUD 6.9000 and the seller's BEP is AUD 11.2000
2. Calculate the put premium according to put-call parity which gives no arbitrage opportunity. Explain what transaction would you do if the put premium is below/above the put premium you calculated. European call option premium: c = $2 Stock price today: So- $30 Life of option: T=0.5 Risk-free rate for maturity T with continous compounding: r= 8% Strike price: K= Decide on the K value yourself (carefully). No dividends paid during life of option.
An option's cost (premium) before expiration reflects: A. The Expected Value of any dice roll or - The Expected Cost of buying dice to roll 1000 times B. The Expected Value based on the history of prices for that asset or - The Expected Cost of Hedging something similar C. The Expected Value the Owner of the option has already spent on it or - The Expected Cost of the buyer Hedging Through the option's Life D. The Expected Value of the Payoff at Maturity or - The Expected Cost of Hedging Through the option's Life
1. The option is currently A. In-the-moneyB. At-the-moneyC. Out-the-money 2. Determine the In/At/Out- the money by ____ 3, Determine the Intrinsic Value
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a one year call option on a stock with a price of $40 costs $1; a one-year put option on the stock with a strike price of $35 costs $4. suppose that a trader buys two cal options and one put option. the breakeven stock price above which the trader makes a profit is a) $42 b) $45 c) $44 d) $43

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