Exam 13: An Introduction to Derivative Markets and Securities

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A stock currently sells for $150 per share. A call option on the stock with an exercise price $155 currently sells for $2.50. The call option is

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A put option is in the money if the current market price is above the strike price.

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Datacorp stock currently trades at $50. August call options on the stock with a strike price of $55 are priced at $5.75. October call options with a strike price of $55 are priced at $6.25. Calculate the value of the time premium between the August and October options.

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Consider a stock that is currently trading at $10. Calculate the intrinsic value for a call option that has an exercise price of $15.

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Assume that you have just sold a stock for a loss at a price of $75, for tax purposes. You still wish to maintain exposure to the sold stock. Suppose that you buy a call with a strike price of $70 and a price of $6.75. Calculate the effective price paid to repurchase the stock if the price after 35 days is $80.

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The minimum value of an option is zero.

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A buyer of the call option is speculating on the

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The CBOE brought numerous innovations to the option market. Which of the following is not such an innovation?

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Exhibit 13-9 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT QUESTION(S) Consider the following information on put and call options for Bank of Montreal Strike Price Put Price Call Price \ 32.50 \ 2.85 \ 1.65 -Refer to Exhibit 13-9. Calculate the payoffs of a short straddle at a stock price at expiration of $20 and a stock price at expiration of $45.

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An equity portfolio manager can neutralize the risk of falling stock prices by entering into a hedge position where the payoffs are

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Futures differ from forward contracts because

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Exhibit 13-7 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) Option Type Currency Canadian dollar Contract Size 50000 Canadian dollars Expiry April \mid \mid Strike Call Put \mid \ 0.815 \ 0.0118 \mid \ 0.820 \ 0.0068 \mid -Refer to Exhibit 13-7. If the spot rate at expiration is $0.75 and the put option was purchased, what is the dollar gain or loss?

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The price paid for the option contract is referred to as the

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Exhibit 13-5 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) Sarah Kling bought a 6-month Peppy Cola put option with an exercise price of $55 for a premium of $8.25 when Peppy was selling for $48.00 per share. -Refer to Exhibit 13-5. What is Sarah's annualized gain/loss?

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A futures contract eliminates uncertainty about the future spot price that an individual can expect to pay for an asset at the time of delivery.

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Exhibit 13-6 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION(S) The current stock price of ABC Corporation is $53.50. ABC Corporation has the following put and call option prices that expire 6 months from today. The risk-free rate of return is 5% and the expected return on the market is 11%. Exercise Price Put Price Call Price 50 \ 1.50 \ 5.75 55 \ 3.25 \ldots -Refer to Exhibit 13-6. What is the value of a synthetic stock created with put and call options that expire in 6 months with an expiration price of $50?

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A stock currently trades at $110. June put options on the stock with a strike price of $100 are priced at $5.25. Calculate the dollar return on one put contract.

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Exhibit 13-8 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) XYZ CORP EXERCISE NYSE DATE PRICE PRICE CLOSE CALLS OCT 85 163/4 10111/16 OCT 90 12 10111/16 OCT 95 75/8 10111/16 PUTS OCT 85 1/8 10111/16 OCT 90 3/8 10111/16 OCT 95 13/16 10111/16 -Refer to Exhibit 13-8. If you establish a long straddle using the options with an 95 exercise price, what is your dollar gain or loss if at expiration XYZ is still trading at 101 11/16?

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Exhibit 13-5 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) Sarah Kling bought a 6-month Peppy Cola put option with an exercise price of $55 for a premium of $8.25 when Peppy was selling for $48.00 per share. -Refer to Exhibit 13-5. If at expiration Peppy is selling for $42.00, what is Sarah's dollar gain or loss?

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