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After your analysis, you decided to purchase the option for $28.10, which gives

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Question

After your analysis, you decided to purchase the option for $28.10, which gives you the right to buy ABC Corp.'s stock at $14.00. If you exercise the option by purchasing the stock at the strike price, you could immediately sell the hare of the stock at its market price of $66.00. This will result in a payoff, and the rate of return will be?

True or False

1. An option's price will always be greater than (or equal to) its exercise price.

2. A call option's payoff (per share) equals the difference between the current stock price and the exercise price.

3. Options can be created and traded without an underlying asset.

Explanation / Answer

Payoff on the option = (66 - 14) - 28.10 = 23.90

rate of return = 23.90/28.10 = 85.05%

1. False

2. True

3. False