Today (T=O), you purchase 1 European call option contract for $5 on Company Z which currently trades at $50 per share. The call option expires in one year (T=12) and has a strike price of $60.
Which of the following actions at T=0 (in addition to purchasing the 1 call option) would create a combined strategy with the greatest risk? HINT: Think maximum loss.
a) Shorting 100 shares of Company Z
b) Writing one put option for $3 with a strike price of $20
c) Writing one call option for $4 with a strike price of $65
d) Writing one call option for $2 with a strike price of $75
e) Buying one call option for $3 with a strike price of $70