SOLUTIONS MANUAL CHAPTER 15 PUT AND CALL OPTIONS PROBLEMS Exercise (strike) price 1. A stock has an exercise (strike) price of $40. a. If the stock price goes to $41.50‚ is the exchange likely to add a new strike price? b. If the stock price goes to $42.75 is the exchange likely to add a new strike price? 15-1. a) No. For stocks over $25‚ the normal interval is $5‚ with a new strike price added at the halfway point or $42.50 (between $40 and $45). b) Yes‚ the stock price has equaled or exceeded
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variate estimate of the American Put option instead of the value as implied by the tree? It is because that control variate estimate is more accurate than the implied value by the tree. The error of the binominal tree can be reduced by using it only to calculate the difference between the price of the American and the equivalent European options with the same strike and the same time to maturity. 2. Use Solver to find the implied volatilities for all put options with strike prices between $70
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Exam‚ F65 April 2009 Exam F65: Financial Models in Excel Copenhagen Business School 1. April 2009 Open book exam‚ 4 hours Own computers allowed General information You must hand in your solution in Excel spreadsheet format. You must hand in 2 copies at floppy disks or CD-ROMs. Each of the exercises has been given an individual weight. These indicate to the student how much time should be used on each exercise. However‚ the final grade will not rely on these weights only‚ but might be
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SEAT NUMBER: ……….… ROOM: .………………. FAMILY NAME.………….....…………………………. This question paper must be returned. Candidates are not permitted to remove any part of it from the examination room. OTHER NAMES…………….…………………..…….. STUDENT NUMBER………….………..…………….. MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2011 Unit: ACCG252: Applied Financial Analysis and Management Date: Tuesday 14th June 2011 at 8:50am Time Allowed: 3 hours plus 10 minutes reading time. Total Number of Questions: 30 Multiple Choice Questions plus
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E09-G11 Mridul Arora‚ Florent Bernard‚ Jacqueline Kwok‚ Pu Wang E09-G11 Sally Jameson Case 1. How much is the option compensation package worth With the 5-year T-Bill yield‚ we can calculate the rf rate‚ compounded continuously‚ input for the BlackScholes model. e5r = 1 + (5-year T-Bill yield) e5r = 1.0602 r = 0.0117 Exercise price X 35 Given by case text Current stock price Volatility of stock returns Time to maturity S ơ Ƭ 18.75 43% 5 r 6.02% 1.17% Given by case text Approximation given
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elevator (further from the bookstore‚ closer to the Roundhouse)‚ and go straight out the back through the glass doors (left of the elevator). On the left-hand side you’ll see the Banking and Finance assignment boxes. Let’s use Assignment box 2. I’ll put up a sign closer to the due date. Or‚ you can hand them directly to me‚ or bring them to my office during my consultation hours. Please do not disturb our administrative staff. Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to have you solve a number
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Session 3: Case Study Covered Call and Butterfly Strategies B. Butterfly strategy 1. What is the Butterfly strategy? * A neutral option strategy combining bull and bear spreads. Butterfly spreads use four option contracts with the same expiration but three different strike prices to create a range of prices the strategy can profit from. 2. What are its advantages and disadvantages? * Large profit percentage due to low cost involve in executing the position Limited risk
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harder to drive up profits. Stock option plans are different from stock award programs because stock option plans present employees with the option to purchase stock whereas stock award programs are grants of stock that are subject to certain conditions. Stock option plans have grown in popularity and are now an essential piece of any total compensation plan for senior management‚ executives‚ and key employees. Stock option plans give employees the option to purchase a specified number of shares
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statements is CORRECT? ‚e. An option holder is not entitled to receive dividends unless he or she exercises their option before the stock goes ex dividend. 2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? b. Call options generally sell at a price less than their exercise value. c. If a stock becomes riskier (more volatile)‚ call options on the stock are likely to decline in value. 3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? d. The market value of an option depends in part on the option’s
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