Calculate and compare the risk (betas) of the following investments: (a) A share of Google stock; (b)

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Calculate and compare the risk (betas) of the following investments:

(a) A share of Google stock;

(b) A one-year call option on Google;

(c) A one-year put option;

(d) A portfolio consisting of a share of Google stock and a one-year put option;

(e) A portfolio consisting of a share of Google stock, a one-year put option, and the sale of a one-year call. In each case assume that the exercise price of the option is $430, which is also the current price of Google stock.


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A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Principles of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0077404895

10th Edition

Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Franklin Allen

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