Question 1

Suppose you purchase a call option to purchase General Motors common stock at $80 per share in March.The current price of GM stock is $83 and the time value of the option is $5.What is the intrinsic value of the option? As the expiration date approaches, what will happen to the size of the time value of the option?

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Question 2

If the option holder is the individual with the options, why is anyone an option writer?

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Question 3

Identify four factors that will cause the value of call options to increase.

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Question 4

Explain the difference between American and European options.

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Question 5

With a put option, what specifically does the option holder receive for the price paid for the option?

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Question 6

A futures contract are enhanced forward contract with some important differences.Explain.
A futures contract is a forward contract that has been standardized and which is sold through an organized exchange.Forward contracts generally are private agreements between two parties and as a result are customized and therefore difficult to sell.

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Question 7

Why do government debt managers often use interest-rate swaps?

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Question 8

What is a credit-default swap?

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Question 9

If the current closing price in the stock of XYZ, Inc.is $87.50 and the July expiration put options with a strike price of $80 are selling for $1.05, what is the intrinsic value of the option? What is the option premium?

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Question 10

Consider a call option; in terms of the option writer and option holder, who is the buyer? Who is the seller? Finally, who has the option? Explain.

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Question 11

How does trading in over-the-counter markets increase systemic risk?

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Question 12

Imagine a baker who has the opportunity to bid on a contract to supply a local military base with bread for an entire year.The problem is the baker must commit to a price today and hold to that price for the entire year.Identify the risk faced by the baker, and explain how the use of a futures contract could transfer the risk.

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Question 13

If the current closing price of the stock of XYZ, Inc.is $87.50 and the July expiration call options with a strike price of $80 are selling for $9.45, what is the intrinsic value of the option? What is the time value of the option?

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Question 14

What would be the value of an option on a stock that sells at a fixed price with a standard deviation of zero? Explain.

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Question 15

Suppose you purchase a put option to sell General Motors common stock at $80 per share in March.The current price of GM stock is $83 and the time value of the option is $1.What is the intrinsic value of the option?

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Question 16

Describe the condition that would have a call option in the money.Now describe the condition that has a put option out of the money.

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Question 17

Identify four factors that will cause the value of put options to decrease.

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