The price of a stock is $40. T
- The price of a stock is $40. Theprice of a one-year European put option on the stock with a strikeprice of $30 is quoted as $7 and the price of a one-year Europeancall option on the stock with a strike price of $50 is quoted as$5. Suppose that an investor buys 100 shares, shorts 100 calloptions, and buys 100 put options.
- Construct a payoff and profit/loss table
Answer:
Solution:
Current price = $40
Call option: Strike price = 50 and premium = 5
Put option: Strike price = 30 and premium = 7
Payoff of stock = Spot price – Purchase price = Spot price-40
Payoff of short call option = MIN (Spot price – Strike Price, 0)+ Premium
Payoff of long put option = MAX (Strike Price – Spot Price, 0) -Premium