1. You purchased 11 put options with a strike price of $42 and an option premium of $1.50. At expiration, the stock was selling for $41.25 a share. What is your total profit or loss on your option position if you closed your contract on the expiration?
2. Calculate an asset’s standard deviation based on the following observed sample of returns: -15%, 3%, 5%, 14%, 35%.
9.15%
13.65%
14.38%
15.47%
18.22%