The common stock of the C.A.L.L. Corporation has been trading in a narrow range
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The common stock of the C.A.L.L. Corporation has been trading in a narrow range around $50 per share for months, and you believe it is going to stay in that range for the next 3 months. The price of a 3-month put option with an exercise price of $50 is $4.
If the risk-free interest rate is 10% per year, what must be the price of a 3-month call option on C.A.L.L. stock at an exercise price of $50 if it is at the money? (The stock pays no dividends.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
What would be a simple options strategy using a put and a call to exploit your conviction about the stock price’s future movement?
What is the most money you can make on this position? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
How far can the stock price move in either direction before you lose money? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
How can you create a position involving a put, a call, and riskless lending that would have the same payoff structure as the stock at expiration? What is the net cost of establishing that position now? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
The common stock of the C.A.L.L. Corporation has been trading in a narrow range around $50 per share for months, and you believe it is going to stay in that range for the next 3 months. The price of a 3-month put option with an exercise price of $50 is $4.
Explanation / Answer
a)
Put - Call parity
C = P + S - X*EXP(-r*T)
= 4 + 50 - 50*EXP(-10%*(3/12))
= 5.2345 = 5.23
b-1,2&3)
Short Straddle,
Sell a call and a put
Premium income = 5.23 + 4 = 9.23
Maximum profit is 9.23
at strike price 50, options are invalid.
If price moves either side by 9.23 -> negative profits
c)
S =C - P + X*EXP(-r*T)
Call 5.23 0 50-X
Put -4 -(50-X) 0
Lend 50*EXP(-10%*(3/12))=48.77 50 50
Total 50
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