Courtney Gilliam

4.5.2017
FIN 433
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FIN 433 HW (11.10 & 11.12)

11.10. Suppose that put options on a stock with strike prices $30 and $35 cost $4
and $7, respectively. How can the options be used to create (a) a bull spread and
(b) a bear spread? Construct a table that shows the profit and payoff for both
spreads.
A bull spread
Stock Price Payoff Profits
ST 35 0 3
30 ST < 35 ST 35 ST - 32
ST < 30 -5 -2
This causes the cash inflow to increase by $3.

A bear spread
Stock Price Payoff Profits
ST 35 0 -3
30 ST < 35 35 - ST 32 - ST
ST < 30 5 2
This causes a cost of $3.

11.12. A call with a strike price of $60 costs $6. A put with the same strike price
and expiration date costs $4. Construct a table that shows the profit from a
straddle. For what range of stock prices would the straddle lead to a loss?
A straddle
Stock Price Payoff Profits
ST > 60 ST 60 ST 70
ST 60 60 - ST 50 - ST
This causes a loss.