Define each of the following terms:
- a. Option; call option; put option
- b. Exercise value; strike price
- c. Black-Scholes option pricing model
a)
To discuss: Option, put option and call option
Explanation of Solution
Call option is an option to purchase or buy a specific number of shares of security within a future period.
Put option is an option to sell a specific number of shares of security within a future period.
The option contract’s market price is termed as the option price.
b)
To discuss: The term exercise value and strike price
Explanation of Solution
Exercise value is a value of a call option where it is exercised today. It is the value of current stock price minus the strike price.
Strike price is a price which is stated in the option contract. It is the price the securities are bought and sold.
c)
To discuss: The Black-Scholes option pricing model
Explanation of Solution
This model is used by option traders mainly to value the options. It is derived through a concept of riskless hedge.
By purchasing shares of a stock and selling the call option on the stock simultaneously will create a risk-free investment. This return should equal the arbitrage opportunity or risk-free rate will exist.
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