Consider an investor who owns 1,000 shares of a stock. The share price is $145 per...

 

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Consider an investor who owns 1,000 shares of a stock. The share price is $145 per share. The stock has a European put option with a strike price of $145 and the put option costs $1.65 per share. The investor decides to hedge the downside risk using ten European put option contracts. 1. Should the investor buy or sell the put options? 2. At the expiration of the option, what is the minimum net value of the investor's portfolio (with positions on the stock and the stock options). Consider an investor who owns 1,000 shares of a stock. The share price is $145 per share. The stock has a European put option with a strike price of $145 and the put option costs $1.65 per share. The investor decides to hedge the downside risk using ten European put option contracts. 1. Should the investor buy or sell the put options? 2. At the expiration of the option, what is the minimum net value of the investor's portfolio (with positions on the stock and the stock options).

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1 The investor should buy the put options Buying put options provides the investor with the right to ... View the full answer