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Exercises
Note: Templates for many of these problems are on the CD-ROM which comes with this book.
1. On 2 September 2004 Kellogg stock closed at $41.78. For $2.60 you can buy a call option on
Kellogg with an exercise price of $40. The option expires 17 December 2004.
1.a. What right does this call option give you?
1.b. Suppose you buy the call option and hold it until the expiration date. If the price of
Kellogg on 17 December 2004, is $52, will you exercise the option? What will be your
profit?
1.c. If the price of Kellogg on 17 December 2004, is $38, will you exercise the option?
What will be your profit?
2. It is mid-July 2008. Intel stock is currently trading at $30, and you think that the price of the
stock will go down by 22 October 2008. For $3 you can buy a put on Intel stock that expires in
October and that has an exercise price of $25.
2.a. What right does this put option give you?
2.b. What happens if the stock does not go below $25 by the time your option expires?
2.c. Suppose you buy the option and hold it until the expiration date. If the price of Intel
on 22 October 2008 is $20, what will be your profit from the option? What if the price is
$38?