* Today you buy two European vanilla call options at a strike price of 460 pence, and three European vanilla put options at a strike price of 420 pence. The price of a European call is 18.75 pence and the price of a European put is 7.75 pence. The underlying asset for each option is one share in the XYZ company. On the expiry date, the share price of XYZ shares is 470 pence. Calculate, showing all steps, your rate of return R on this transaction.

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* Today you buy two European vanilla call options at a strike price of 460 pence, and three
European vanilla put options at a strike price of 420 pence. The price of a European call is
18.75 pence and the price of a European put is 7.75 pence. The underlying asset for each
option is one share in the XYZ company. On the expiry date, the share price of XYZ shares is
470 pence. Calculate, showing all steps, your rate of return R on this transaction.
Transcribed Image Text:* Today you buy two European vanilla call options at a strike price of 460 pence, and three European vanilla put options at a strike price of 420 pence. The price of a European call is 18.75 pence and the price of a European put is 7.75 pence. The underlying asset for each option is one share in the XYZ company. On the expiry date, the share price of XYZ shares is 470 pence. Calculate, showing all steps, your rate of return R on this transaction.
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