Question: [25 points] The following table provided CALL and PUT options for Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock, which ended trading at US$1203 (-$0.93; -0.76%) on March 12,

  1. [25 points] The following table provided CALL and PUT options for Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock, which ended trading at US$1203 (-$0.93; -0.76%) on March 12, 2021 (at 4:00PM EST; at close). According to the listing, the options are going to expire on April 16, 2021 (i.e., it expires in 35 days). One option contract is equivalent to 100 shares.

CALL

Option Price

Strike

Last Price

Bid

Ask

Change

% Change

Volume

Open Interest

Implied Volatility

85

35.25

36.2

36.35

-1.85

-4.99%

1

939

62.70%

90

31.25

31.25

31.4

-1.03

-3.19%

10

1,944

55.76%

95

26.15

26.35

26.55

0.25

0.97%

1

601

50.73%

100

21.4

21.55

21.7

-1.1

-4.89%

79

4,566

46.95%

120

5.59

5.55

5.7

-0.61

-9.84%

14,763

79,844

35.24%

125

3.35

3.35

3.4

-0.44

-11.61%

6,240

72,491

34.35%

150

0.28

0.28

0.29

-0.03

-9.68%

1,274

48,878

40.82%

PUT

Strike

Last Price

Bid

Ask

Change

% Change

Volume

Open Interest

Implied Volatility

85

0.18

0.16

0.18

0

-

32

2,732

58.98%

90

0.24

0.23

0.25

-0.02

-7.69%

16

5,063

53.71%

95

0.37

0.31

0.36

0

-

93

6,651

49.12%

100

0.52

0.52

0.54

-0.01

-1.89%

423

13,718

44.48%

110

1.5

1.47

1.5

0.11

7.91%

1,753

19,349

37.60%

120

4.55

4.5

4.55

0.4

9.64%

17,619

89,396

34.42%

125

7.28

7.2

7.3

0.53

7.85%

580

56,787

33.86%

130

10.95

10.7

10.85

0.78

7.67%

719

31,335

33.90%

140

19.97

19.45

19.6

1.45

7.83%

5,095

90,098

36.23%

150

29.25

29.1

29.25

1.09

3.87%

364

4,639

40.58%

Source: AAPL 121.03 -0.93 -0.76% : Apple Inc. - Yahoo Finance; NasdaqGS Real Time Price

  1. Suppose you purchased the $125 CALL option contract written by one of your classmates.
    1. What right does the option give you? At what cost per contract? What is the intrinsic value per contract of this option on March 12? What is the time value per contract of the option on March 12?
    2. What will happen if the price of Apple Inc. stock rises to $150 per share before April 16 and you decide to exercise your option?
    3. Will you make a profit or a loss when the stock price is $150? How much?
    4. Draw a diagram to show the pattern of profits or losses per share for your call option position.

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