An investor purchases a call option with an exercise price of $55 for $2.60. The same investor sells a call on the same security with an exercise price of $60 for $1.40. At expiration, 3 months later, the stock price is $55.75. All other things being equal and given an annual interest rate of 4.0%, what is the net profit or loss to the investor?

The current stock price of Chocho inc is $120. You expect the stock price a year from now to be either $160.00 or $60.00 with equal probabilities. The interest rate at which investors can borrow is 10%. Using the binomial opm, what should be the price (premium) of a call option with an exercise price of $115.00 and an expiration date one year from now?

One month ago you purchased a put option on the S&P500 Index with an exercise price of $900.00. Today is the expiration date, and the index is at $896.46.           a. Will you exercise the option?               b. What will be your profit?

A non-dividend paying asset is current priced at $25 and the risk-free interest rate is 8% per annum. Today, you enter into a six-month futures contract to buy a unit of this asset. Three months from now the underlying price has fallen to $18 (but note that the interest rate has not moved). Which of the answers below is closest to the fall in the futures price? Use discrete discounting. Question 7Answer a. $6.50 b. $5.50 c. $7.50 d. $4.50

A non-dividend-paying stock is currently selling for $50, and the risk-free rate of interest is 8% per annum with continuous compounding for all maturities. An investor has just taken a short position in a six-month forward contract on the stock. a. What is the forward price？ (sample answer: $25.45) b. What is the initial value of the forward contract? (sample answer: $25.45) c. Three months later, the price of the stock is $48 and the risk-free rate is still 8% per annum. What is the forward price now? (sample answer: $25.45) What is the value of the short position in the forward contract? (sample answer: $25.45 or -$25.45

A stock is currently selling for $39. In one period, the stock will move up by a factor of 1.29 or down by a factor of .53. A call option with a strike price of $50 is available. If the risk-free rate of interest is 2.5 percent for this period, what is the value of the call option?