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1) Call options on a stock are available with strike prices of $15, $17

Finance Dec 26, 2020

1) Call options on a stock are available with strike prices of $15, $17.5 and $20 and expiration dates in three months. Their prices are $4, $2 and $0.5 respectively. Explain how the options can be used to create a butterfly spread. Construct a table showing how profit varies with stock price for the butterfly spread for four possible price ranges.

2) 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 for three possible price ranges.

Expert Solution

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BUTTERFLY SPREAD:

a. Buy a Call at strike price $15 ---Payment to be made=$4

b. Buy a Call at strike price=$20.....Payment to be made=$0.5

c. Sell TWO calls at strike Price=$17.5..........Payment to be received=2*3=$4

Net Payment =4+0.5-4=$0.5

Assume, Price at expiration =S

Payoff for Buy one Call at Strike $15:

Payoff=Max.((S-15),0)

Payoff for Buy one Call at Strike $20:

Payoff=Max.((S-20),0)

Payoff for SELL TWO  Call at Strike $17.5:

Payoff=2*(Min.((17.5-S),0))

S A B C D=A+B+C E=D-0.5
  PAYOFF    
Price at Expiration Buy One Call@$15 Buy One Call@$20 Sell TWO calls @$17.5 Net Payoff PROFIT
$10 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($0.50)
$11 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($0.50)
$12 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($0.50)
$13 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($0.50)
$14 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($0.50)
$15 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($0.50)
$16 $1 $0 $0 $1 $0.50
$17.50 $3 $0 $0 $3 $2.00
$18 $3 $0 ($1.0) $2 $1.50
$19 $4 $0 ($3.0) $1 $0.50
$20 $5 $0 ($5.0) $0 ($0.50)
$21 $6 $1 ($7.0) $0 ($0.50)
$22 $7 $2 ($9.0) $0 ($0.50)
$23 $8 $3 ($11.0) $0 ($0.50)
$24 $9 $4 ($13.0) $0 ($0.50)
$25 $10 $5 ($15.0) $0 ($0.50)
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