Question: Please show all work. (a) Please calculate the annualized (252 trading days/year) historical volatility using the daily prices of NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYX). 4/16 22.13
Please show all work.
(a) Please calculate the annualized (252 trading days/year) historical volatility using the daily prices of NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYX).
| 4/16 | 22.13 |
| 4/17 | 21.87 |
| 4/20 | 21.38 |
| 4/21 | 19.62 |
| 4/22 | 20.55 |
| 4/23 | 21.45 |
(b) (Continued from part a) The information about NYX and European call option is as follows: Current Stock Price = $22.81, Strike Price = $20, rC=2.50% (continuously compounded interest rate), T = 21 days. Calculate the Black-Scholes model price for the European call option using the annualized historical volatility.
(c) Robert buys one call option contract on 100 shares of NYX with the strike price of $22.5 (the call price = $1.81 in the option market) and sell one call option contract with the strike price of $25 (the call price = $0.78). Both options contracts have the same maturity date. At option expiration, if the stock price of NYX is $24, what is the net profit/loss for all positions?
(d) (Continued from part c) Find the breakeven stock price for Roberts strategy.
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