Bubba buys one XYZ November 65 call at $3 and one XYZ November 65 put at $2. XYZ is trading at $72. The put expires and the call is closed at its intrinsic value. What is the resulting profit?
A)$200
B)$300
C)$500
D)$700

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$200. Since XYZ is trading at 72, a November 65 call has an intrinsic value of $700. A sale at that value compared to the cost of $300 is a profit of $400. Subtract the loss of $200 on the expired put to obtain the profit of $200.

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