Question 5. Volatility and Option Hedging Today, is January 4, 2016. IBM common stock is selling at $135.95 per share. The stock has a dividend yield of 4% per year. The following table contains the monthly stock prices for IBM shares during the last 12 months. Month (2015) IBM Share Price January 148.46 February 157.92 March 156.51 April 167.04 May 166.69 June 159.82 July 159.16 August 146.52 September 143.62 October 138.78 November 139.42 December 137.62 A call option with a March 18, 2016 expiration date and an exercise price of $130 is currently trading at $6.50. Each option entitles the holder to purchase 100 IBM shares. The risk-free rate is 0.58%, compounded continuously. Shares and options can only be bought and sold in whole numbers. Note that 2016 is a leap year. 2. Based on the market price of $6.50, derive the implied volatility on the IBM shares. Obtain your answer to four decimal places (or two decimal places in percentage).
Dividend Valuation
Dividend refers to a reward or cash that a company gives to its shareholders out of the profits. Dividends can be issued in various forms such as cash payment, stocks, or in any other form as per the company norms. It is usually a part of the profit that the company shares with its shareholders.
Dividend Discount Model
Dividend payments are generally paid to investors or shareholders of a company when the company earns profit for the year, thus representing growth. The dividend discount model is an important method used to forecast the price of a company’s stock. It is based on the computation methodology that the present value of all its future dividends is equivalent to the value of the company.
Capital Gains Yield
It may be referred to as the earnings generated on an investment over a particular period of time. It is generally expressed as a percentage and includes some dividends or interest earned by holding a particular security. Cases, where it is higher normally, indicate the higher income and lower risk. It is mostly computed on an annual basis and is different from the total return on investment. In case it becomes too high, indicates that either the stock prices are going down or the company is paying higher dividends.
Stock Valuation
In simple words, stock valuation is a tool to calculate the current price, or value, of a company. It is used to not only calculate the value of the company but help an investor decide if they want to buy, sell or hold a company's stocks.
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Question 5. Volatility and Option Hedging
Today, is January 4, 2016. IBM common stock is selling at $135.95 per share. The stock has a dividend yield of 4% per year. The following table contains the monthly stock prices for IBM shares during the last 12 months.
|
Month (2015) |
IBM Share Price |
|
January |
148.46 |
|
February |
157.92 |
|
March |
156.51 |
|
April |
167.04 |
|
May |
166.69 |
|
June |
159.82 |
|
July |
159.16 |
|
August |
146.52 |
|
September |
143.62 |
|
October |
138.78 |
|
November |
139.42 |
|
December |
137.62 |
A call option with a March 18, 2016 expiration date and an exercise price of $130 is currently trading at $6.50. Each option entitles the holder to purchase 100 IBM shares. The risk-free rate is 0.58%, compounded continuously. Shares and options can only be bought and sold in whole numbers. Note that 2016 is a leap year.
2. Based on the market price of $6.50, derive the implied volatility on the IBM shares. Obtain your answer to four decimal places (or two decimal places in percentage).
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