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call prices are directly related to the stocks volatility yet higher volatility means that the stock price can go lower
explain the similarities and differences between pricing an option by its boundary conditions and using an exact option
why are the up and down parameters adjusted when the number of periods is extended recall that in introducing the
consider a stock worth 25 that can go up or down by 15 percent per period the risk-free rate is 10 percent use one
consider a two-period two-state world let the current stock price be 45 and the risk-free rate be5 percent each period
consider the following binomial option pricing problem involving an american call this call has two periods to go
let the standard deviation of the continuously compounded return on the stock be 21 percent ignore dividends answer the
what factors contribute to the difficulty of making a delta hedge be truly risk-free a stock is priced at 50 with a
consider three call options identical in every respect except for the maturity of 05 1 and 15 years specifically the
concept problem the binomial model can be used to price unusual features of options consider the following scenario a
construct a table containing the up and down factors for a one-year option with a stock volatility of 55 percent and a
consider a european call with an exercise price of 50 on a stock priced at 60 the stock can go up by 15 percent or down
a short position in stock can be protected by holding a call option determine the profit equations for this position
using bsmbin8exls compute the call and put prices for a stock option where the current stock price is 100 the exercise
explain how a protective put is like purchasing insurance on a stock why is choosing an exercise price on a protective
buy one october 165 put contract hold it until the options expire determine the profits and graph the results identify
buy 100 shares of stock and buy one august 165 put contract hold the position until expiration determine the profits
a call option on the euro expiring in six months has an exercise price of 100 and is priced at 00385 construct a simple
a stock is selling for 100 with a volatility of 40 percent consider a call option on the stock with an exercise price
repeat problemusing bsmbin8exls compute the call and put prices for a stock option where the current stock price is 100
a strip is a variation of a straddle involving two puts and one call construct a short strip using the august 170
repeat problem 11 but close the positions on september 20 use the spreadsheet to find the profits for the possible
construct a long straddle using the october 165 options hold until the options expire determine the profits and graph
construct a collar using the october 160 put first use the black-scholes-merton model to identify a call that will make
consider a riskless spread with a long position in the august 160 call and a short position in the october 160 call