(A)
Adequate information:
Common stock price of TRT materials - $58
Call Price - $5
Put price - $4
Call Strike Price - $60
Put Strike Price - $55
Time to expiration in call option and put option - 90 days
To choose a long strangle strategy or a short strangle strategy to capitalize on the possible stock price movement.
Introduction:
A strangle is an portfolio strategy where an investor holds both call and put options with different strike price but same expiration date. There are two forms of strangles.
A long strangle is defined as buying a out of the money call and out of the money put option simultaneously to maximize profits. While a short strangle strategy is selling out of the money call and out of the money put option and thus it has limited profit potential.
(B)
Adequate information:
Common stock price of TRT materials - $58
Call Price at cost - $5
Put price at cost - $4
Call Strike Price - $60
Put Strike Price - $55
Time to expiration in call option and put option - 90 days
To compute maximum possible loss per share
Introduction:
In a long strangle trade, the maximum possible loss per share is the sum of initial cost paid in a long call option and long put option. It is calculated as:
Maximum loss = call initial cost + put initial cost
(C)
Adequate information:
Common stock price of TRT materials - $58
Call Price at cost - $5
Put price at cost - $4
Call Strike Price - $60
Put Strike Price - $55
Time to expiration in call option and put option - 90 days
To compute maximum possible gain per share.
Introduction:
In a long strangle strategy, the profits are made when stock prices move sharply in either direction during the life of the option.
(D)
Adequate information:
Common stock price of TRT materials - $58
Call Price at cost - $5
Put price at cost - $4
Call Strike Price - $60
Put Strike Price - $55
Time to expiration in call option and put option - 90 days
To calculate Break-even stock price(s)
Introduction:
In options portfolio strategy like call and put, breakeven price is the price of the stock at which the investor fully covers the options premium or cost. It is denoted as:
Break Even Price (call) = Strike price + Premium paid.
Break Even Price (put) = Strike price - Premium paid
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