Question: You are considering purchasing a call option with a current stock price of $60 and an exercise price of $62, the option has 91 days

You are considering purchasing a call option with a current stock price of $60 and an exercise price of $62, the option has 91 days to maturity (use a 365 day base), the yearly risk free rate is currently 2% and the volatility for the option is 0.3

c = S0N(d1) - Ke-rtN(d2) p = Ke-rt N(-d2) - S0N(-d1) c + Ke-rT = p + S

  1. Calculate the values of d1 and d2 by hand?

  1. Calculate the values of a European Call and a European Put Option - include your answers for N(d1), N(d2), N(-d2), & N(-d1)) (

  1. Verify that the put call parity relationship holds for these two options.

  1. What initial investment is required for a delta hedged portfolio (assume one option)?

  1. Calculate the overnight profit or loss on the delta hedged portfolio if the stock price increases to $64 and if it decreases to $56.

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Finance Questions!