Multiple Choice
The following prices are available for call and put options on a stock priced at $50.The risk-free rate is 6 percent and the volatility is 0.35.The March options have 90 days remaining and the June options have 180 days remaining.The Black-Scholes model was used to obtain the prices.
Use this information to answer questions 1 through 20.Assume that each transaction consists of one contract (for 100 shares) unless otherwise indicated.
Answer questions 12 through 17 about a long straddle constructed using the June 50 options.
-Suppose a put is added to a straddle.This overall transaction is called a strip.Determine the profit at expiration on a strip if the stock price at expiration is $36.
A) -$129
B) $1,416
C) $429
D) $1,384
E) none of the above
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