Suppose you think AppX stock is going to appreciate substantially in value in the next year. Say the stock's current price, SO, is $50, and a call option expiring in one year has an exercise price, X, of $50 and is selling at a price, C, of $9. With $18, 900 to invest, you are considering three alternatives. a. Invest all $18, 900 in the stock, buying 378 shares. b. Invest all $18,900 in 2, 100 options (21 contracts). c. Buy 100 options (one contract) for $900, and invest the remaining $18,000 in a money market fund paying 6% in interest over 6 months (12% per year). What is your rate of return for each alternative for the following four stock prices in 6 months? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the "Percentage return of your portfolio (Bills + 100 options)" answers to 2 decimal places.) The total value of your portfolio in six months for each of the following stock prices is: The percentage return of your portfolio in six months for each of the following stock prices is:

You have $261,000 to invest in a stock portfolio. Your choices are Stock H, with an expected return of 14.1 percent, and Stock L, with an expected return of 11.2 percent. If your goal is to create a portfolio with an expected return of 12.55 percent, how much money will you invest in Stock H and in Stock L? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Investment in Stock H Investment in Stock L

Suppose you have $28,000 to invest. You're considering Miller-Moore Equine Enterprises (MMEE), which is currently selling for $40 per share. You notice that a put option with a $40 strike is available with a premium of $2.80. Calculate your percentage return on the put option for the six-month holding period if the stock price declines to $36 per share. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your 6-month return as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) Percentage return %

Suppose you think company Y’s share is going to appreciate substantially in value next year. The current share of company Y is $150. One call option of this company’s share expiring in one year is currently available at $15 with an exercise price of $150. With $150,000 to invest, you are considering three investment strategies: a. Invest all $150,000 b. Invest all $150,000 in options c. Buy 5,000 options and invest the remaining amount in treasury bills paying 5% annually What is the value of your portfolio and your rate of return for each strategy for the following share prices one year from now? Summarise your results in a table and draw a graph showing return for each alternative (Hint: show return on Y axis and share price on X axis). Share prices $130, $140, $150, $160 and $170