10. Melissa Simmons is the chief investment officer of a hedge fund specializing in options trading. She...
Question:
10. Melissa Simmons is the chief investment officer of a hedge fund
specializing in options trading. She is currently back-testing various option
trading strategies that will allow her to profit from large fluctuationseither
up or downin a stock's price. An example of such typical trading strategy is
straddle strategy that involves the combination of a long call and a long put
with an identical strike price and time to maturity. She is considering the
following pricing information on securities associated with Friendwork, a new
Internet start-up hosting a leading online social network:
Friendwork stock: $100
Call option with an exercise price of $100 expiring in one year: $9
Put option with an exercise price of $100 expiring in one year: $8
a. Use the above information on Friendwork and draw a diagram showing
the net profit/ loss position at maturity for the straddle strategy. Clearly label
on the graph the break- even points of the position.