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The common stock of the Avalon Corporation has been trading in a narrow range around $40 per share for months and you believe it is going to stay in that range for the next three months. The price of a three-month put option with an exercise price of $40 is $3 and a call with the same expiration date and exercise price sells for $4. What would be a simple options strategy using a put and a call to exploit your conviction about the share price's future movement?


A) Sell a call
B) Purchase a put
C) Sell a straddle
D) Buy a straddle

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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You buy a call option and a put option on General Electric. Both the call option and the put option have the same exercise price and expiration date. This strategy is called a ________.


A) time spread
B) long straddle
C) short straddle
D) money spread

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Before expiration the time value of an out-of-the money share option is ________.


A) equal to the share price minus the exercise price
B) equal to zero
C) negative
D) positive

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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The share price of Ajax Inc. is currently $105. The share price a year from now will be either $130 or $90 with equal probabilities. The interest rate at which investors can borrow is 10%. Using the binomial OPM, the value of a call option with an exercise price of $110 and an expiration date one year from now should be worth ________ today.


A) $11.59
B) $15.00
C) $20.00
D) $40.00

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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All else the same, an American style option will be ________ valuable than a ________ style option.


A) more, European
B) less, European
C) more, Canadian
D) less, Canadian

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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If a share price increases, the price of a put option on the share will ________ and the price of a call option on the share will ________.


A) decrease; decrease
B) decrease; increase
C) increase; decrease
D) increase; increase

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The 14 September 2009 price quotation for a Boeing call option with a strike price of $50 due to expire in November is $3.50 while the share price of Boeing is $51. The premium on one Boeing November 50 call contract is ________.


A) $1
B) $2.50
C) $250.00
D) $350.00

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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You invest in the share of Rayleigh Corp. and write a call option on Rayleigh Corp. This strategy is called a ________.


A) covered call
B) long straddle
C) naked call
D) money spread

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A put on Sanders stock with a strike price of $35 is priced at $2 per share while a call with a strike price of $35 is priced at $3.50. The maximum per share loss to the writer of an uncovered put is ________ and the maximum per share gain to the writer of an uncovered call is ________.


A) $33.00; $3.50
B) $33.00; $31.50
C) $35.00; $3.50
D) $35.00; $35.00

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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A one dollar increase in a share's price would result in ________ in the call option's value of ________ than one dollar.


A) a decrease; less
B) a decrease; more
C) an increase; less
D) an increase; more

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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If you know that a call option will be profitably exercised then the Black-Scholes model price will simplify to ________.


A) S0 - X
B) X - S0
C) S0 - PV(X)
D) PV(X) - S0

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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You buy a call option on Merritt Corp. with an exercise price of $50 and an expiration date in July and write a call option on Merritt Corp. with an exercise price of $55 with an expiration date in July. This is called a ________.


A) time spread
B) long straddle
C) short straddle
D) money spread

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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D

Perfect dynamic hedging requires ________.


A) a smaller capital outlay than static hedging
B) less commission expense than static hedging
C) daily rebalancing
D) continuous rebalancing

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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You are cautiously bullish on the common share of the Wildwood Corporation over the next several months. The current price of the share is $50 per share. You want to establish a bullish money spread to help limit the cost of your option position. You find the following option quotes: You are cautiously bullish on the common share of the Wildwood Corporation over the next several months. The current price of the share is $50 per share. You want to establish a bullish money spread to help limit the cost of your option position. You find the following option quotes:   Ignoring commissions, the cost to establish the bull money spread with calls would be ________. A) $1 050 B) $650 C) $400 D) $400 income rather than cost Ignoring commissions, the cost to establish the bull money spread with calls would be ________.


A) $1 050
B) $650
C) $400
D) $400 income rather than cost

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The current share price of Alcoa is $70 and the share does not pay dividends. The instantaneous risk free rate of return is 6%. The instantaneous standard deviation of Alcoa's shares is 40%. A put option on this share with an exercise price of $75 and an expiration date 30 days from now. According to the Black-Scholes OPM, you should hold ________ shares of stock per 100 put options to hedge your risk.


A) 30
B) 34
C) 69
D) 74

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Hedge ratios for long call position are ________ and hedge ratios for long put positions are ________.


A) negative; negative
B) negative; positive
C) positive; negative
D) positive; positive

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is a true statement?


A) The actual value of a call option is greater than its intrinsic value prior to expiration.
B) The intrinsic value of a call option is always greater than its time value prior to expiration.
C) The intrinsic value of a call option is always positive prior to expiration.
D) The intrinsic value of a call option is greater than its actual value prior to expiration.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A

An investor purchases a long call at a price of $2.50. The expiration price is $35.00. If the current share price is $35.10, what is the break-even point for the investor?


A) $32.50
B) $35.00
C) $37.50
D) $37.60

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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You are considering purchasing a put option on a share with a current price of $33. The exercise price is $35 and the price of the corresponding call option is $2.25. According to the put-call parity theorem, if the risk-free rate of interest is 4% and there are 90 days until expiration, the value of the put should be ________.


A) $2.25
B) $3.91
C) $4.05
D) $5.52

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The delta of a put option on a share is always ________.


A) between zero and -1
B) between -1 and 1
C) positive but less than 1
D) greater than 1

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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