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A call option on Michigan stock specifies an exercise price of $55. Today the st

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Question

A call option on Michigan stock specifies an exercise price of $55. Today the stock’s price is $54 per share. The premium on the call option is $3. Assume the option will not be exercised until maturity, if at all. Complete the following table for a speculator who purchases the call option:

           Assumed Stock Price at the Time                 Net Profit or Loss per Share

                  the Call Option Is About to Expire    to Be Earned by the Speculator

                                             $50                                                        

                                             $51                                                   

                                             $55                                                        

                                             $56                                                        

                                             $59                                                    

                                             $61                                                    

                                             $62   

Explanation / Answer

Particulars Current Pay off Pay off at Maturity

(Premium) $50 $51 $55 $56 $59 $61 $62   

1 Call option at $3 Exercised No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

strike price of $55 0 0 0 1 4 6 7

Assumed Stock Price at the Time                 Net Profit or Loss per Share

                  the Call Option Is About to Expire to Be Earned by the Speculator

                                             $50 -$3   

                                             $51 -$3   

                                             $55 -$3

                                             $56 -$2   

                                             $59 $1

                                             $61 $3

                                             $62 $4