The price of a stock is $35. A put option to sell that stock at $36 is currently selling for $3. You buy the stock and the put. Complete the following table and answer the questions. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Use a minus sign to enter negative values, if any. If the answer is zero, enter "0".   Price of the stock Profit on stock Profit on put Net profit   $22   $   $   $     29   $   $   $     36   $   $   $     43   $   $   $     50   $   $   $     64   $   $   $   What is the maximum possible profit on the position? The maximum possible profit is  . What is the maximum possible loss on the position? Enter your answer as a positive value. $   What is the range of stock prices that generates a profit? The position generates a profit as long as the price of the stock exceeds $   . What advantage does this position offer? Enter your answer as a positive value. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. The investor limits the  to  $   .

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The price of a stock is $35. A put option to sell that stock at $36 is currently selling for $3. You buy the stock and the put. Complete the following table and answer the questions. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Use a minus sign to enter negative values, if any. If the answer is zero, enter "0".

  Price of the stock Profit on stock Profit on put Net profit
  $22   $   $   $  
  29   $   $   $  
  36   $   $   $  
  43   $   $   $  
  50   $   $   $  
  64   $   $   $  
  1. What is the maximum possible profit on the position?

    The maximum possible profit is  .

  2. What is the maximum possible loss on the position? Enter your answer as a positive value.

    $  

  3. What is the range of stock prices that generates a profit?

    The position generates a profit as long as the price of the stock exceeds $   .

  4. What advantage does this position offer? Enter your answer as a positive value. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

    The investor limits the  to  $   .

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