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1. You buy a stock for $50 and simultaneously write a call with a strike price o

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Question

1. You buy a stock for $50 and simultaneously write a call with a strike price of $51 and a premium of $0.50 per share. If the stock price falls to $48 per share, what is your per-share net profit? If you think net profit is negative, enter your answer using a number preceded by a minus sign. If you think net profit is positive, enter your answer as a number.

2. You buy a stock for $40 and simultaneously buy a put with a $40 strike price and a $1.00 premium and write a call with a $40 strike price and a $1.00 premium. What is your per-share net premium? If you think the net premium is negative, enter your answer using a number preceded by a minus sign. If you think the net premium is positive, enter your answer as a number.

Explanation / Answer

1)

Per share net profit:

= Call premium received – Decrease in stock price

= $0.50-$2

= -$1.50

Hence, there is a loss of $1.50