Examine the data in the table below.
The call option on Company #1 is out of the money by $1 and so is the call option on Company #2. Given that the options expire at the same time, is it surprising that their prices are so different? Why or why not?
Company
|
Stock Price
|
Expiration
|
Strike Price
|
Call Price
|
# 1
|
$ 49
|
August
|
$ 50
|
$ 6
|
# 2
|
19
|
August
|
20
|
3.75
|