Today’s price of Home Depot’s common stock is $50. A July 2018 call option on this Home Depot’s stock has an exercise price of $55 and costs $5. A July 2018 put option on this stock has an exercise price of $45 and costs $2.
A. What is the cost of holding the long call and long put and what is this position called?
B. At what stock price or prices will the position show a zero profit?
C. What is the worst loss that the position can incur?
D. What is the best outcome and for what range of stock prices does it occur?