Question: Use the option quote information shown here to answer the questions that follow. The stock is currently selling for $77. Calls Puts Option and NY
| Use the option quote information shown here to answer the questions that follow. The stock is currently selling for $77. |
| Calls | Puts | |||||||||||||||||
| Option and NY Close | Expiration | Strike Price | Vol. | Last | Vol. | Last | ||||||||||||
| RWJ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mar | 70 | 247 | 4.90 | 177 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||
| Apr | 70 | 187 | 10.75 | 144 | 9.75 | |||||||||||||
| Jul | 70 | 156 | 11.60 | 60 | 13.40 | |||||||||||||
| Oct | 70 | 77 | 12.50 | 28 | 12.15 | |||||||||||||
| a-1. | Are the call options in the money? | ||||
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| a-2. | What is the intrinsic value of an RWJ Corp. call option? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) |
| Intrinsic value | $ |
| b-1. | Are the put options in the money? | ||||
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| b-2. | What is the intrinsic value of an RWJ Corp. put option contract? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) |
| Intrinsic value | $ |
| c. | Two of the options are clearly mispriced. Which ones? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.) | ||||||||||||
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