Your company uses the following delta-hedging strategy of a long position in A&B shares and a short
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Your company uses the following delta-hedging strategy of a long position in A&B shares and a short position in call options. Each call option is on one share of A&B. A&B does not pay dividends.
Your portfolio has a short position in 1,000 call options and a long position in
(1000 × delta) shares. The current delta is 0.60.
Your company trades continuously in the options market in order to always maintain the correct hedge ratio of call options per A&B shares.
- Suppose that the stock price FELL substantially today. All else being equal, which trade below is necessary to maintain the desired hedge ratio?
- Write more call options.
- Buy back some call options.
- Your call options are IN-the-money.
Suppose that the time to option's expiration is shorter by one month. All else being equal, which trade below is necessary to maintain the desired hedge ratio? - Write more call options.
- Buy back some call options.
- Your call options are IN-the-money.
Suppose that the stock price volatility DECREASED substantially. All else being equal, which trade below is necessary to maintain the desired hedge ratio? - Write more call options.
- Buy back some call options.
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Introduction to Corporate Finance What Companies Do
ISBN: 978-1111222284
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Authors: John Graham, Scott Smart
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