Question: Use the option quote information shown here to answer the questions that follow. The stock is currently selling for $36. Option Expiration Strike Price Calls

Use the option quote information shown here to answer the questions that follow. The stock is currently selling for $36.

Option Expiration Strike Price Calls Puts
Volume Last Volume Last
Macrosoft February 37 94 1.13 49 2.13
March 37 70 1.37 31 2.54
May 37 31 1.65 20 2.96
August 37 12 1.86 12 3.00

a.

Suppose you buy 19 contracts of the February 37 call option. How much will you pay, ignoring commissions?

Suppose you buy 19 contracts of the February 37 call option. Macrosoft stock is selling for $39 per share on the expiration date.

b-1. How much is your options investment worth?
b-2. What if the terminal stock price is $38?

Suppose you buy 19 contracts of the August 37 put option.
c-1. What is your maximum gain?
c-2. On the expiration date, Macrosoft is selling for $32 per share. How much is your options investment worth?
c-3.

On the expiration date, Macrosoft is selling for $32 per share. What is your net gain?

Suppose you sell 19 of the August 37 put contracts.
d-1.

What is your net gain or loss if Macrosoft is selling for $33 at expiration? (Enter your answer as a positive value.)

d-2. What is your net gain or loss if Macrosoft is selling For $40 at expiration? (Enter your answer as a positive value.)
d-3. What is the break-even stock price? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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