Investments, 11th Edition (exclude Access Card)
Investments, 11th Edition (exclude Access Card)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260201543
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor; Alex Kane; Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 25PS

a.

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To draw: A payoff graph depicting the strategy of given information.

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Payoff graph: It is supposed to be a graphical representation of potential outcomes of a strategy. The vertical axis depicts the profit/loss on option expiration day while the horizontal axis depicts the underlying asset price on expiration day.

b.

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To draw: A profit graph depicting the strategy of given information.

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Profit graph: It can also be called as risk graph. Profit graph is supposed to be visual depiction on possible outcomes of an options strategy on a graph. On the vertical axis, the profit/loss is depicted whereas the horizontal axis depicts the underlying stock price on expiration date.

c.

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To analyze: Whether the portfolio has positive beta or negative when the underlying stock has positive beta.

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Positive beta: Normally beta (ß) is used to measure the volatility of investment returns which are related to the whole market. When a stock values goes in the same direction in which the market prices are moving, it is said to be a positive beta.

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