Question: Turn back to figure 2 0 . 1 , which lists prices of various IMB options. Use the data in the figure to calculate the

Turn back to figure 20.1, which lists prices of various IMB options. Use the data in the figure to calculate the payoff and profits for investments in each of the following January maturity options, assuming that the stock price on the maturity date is $125
\table[[PRICES AT CLOSE DECEMBER 02,2009],[I B M (IBM),,Underlying Stock Price: 127.21],[,Call,,,Put,],[Expiration,Strike,Last,Volume,Open Interest,Last,Volume,Open Interest],[Dec 2009,120,7.75,197,2370,0.26,644,8806],[Jen 2010,120,8.63,130,21884,1.18,1267,8871],[Atar 2010,120,11.25,43,1705,4.20,33,1903],[Jet 2010,120,13.30,34,108,6.70,1,34],[Dec 2009,125,3.25,416,14419,1.02,1872,9203],[Jon 2010,125,4.75,278,14180,2.44,1060,9094],[Aor 2010,125,7.90,69,3652,6.05,82,1122],[Jd 2010,125,10.05,7,150,8.85,15,215],[Dec 2009,130,0.77,2108,11033,3.55,844,4233],[Jen 2010,130,2.18,3489,19278,4.79,198,3273],[Agr 2010,130,5.49,29,2773,8.50,66,1312],[Jot 2010,130,7.75,31,111,11.30,85,228],[Dec 2009,135,0.11,214,8955,7.65,86,631],[Jen 2010,135,0.84,176,24556,7.75,24,776],[Afr 2010,135,3.45,126,3798,11.50,45,433],[Ju 2010,135,5.67,6,140,13.80,1,113]]
Figure 20.1 Stock options on IBM Closing prices as of December 2,2009
Source: The Wall Street Journal Online, December 3,2009.
a. Call option, x=120
b. Put option, x=120
c. Call option, x=125
d. Put option, x=125
e. Call option, x=130
f. Put option, x=130
Turn back to figure 2 0 . 1 , which lists prices

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