You buy 100 shares of IBM for $110/share and simultaneously sell a 120 call option (100 shares) for $1.25. If IBM is trading at $135, your profits are ______.
need explanation
a. 125
b. 375
c. 2500
d. 1125 correct answer
Ans : Call options are the contracts which gives buyer
the right (not an obligation) to buy the underlying security at the
strike price.
Since Call option has strike price of $120 and the IBM
Stock is trading at $135, thus the option will be exercised. The
seller of the call option will have to sell the shares at $120
Computaion of Profits
Price at which shares of IBM are purchased = $110 per
share
Selling price since option will be exercised = $120 per share
Also, the seller of the option will receive the premium on Call
option sold.
Premium = $1.25 * 100 shares = $125
Profit = ( Selling Price - Purchase price ) * no. of shares +
Premium
= (120 - 110) * 100 + 125
Profit = $1,000 + $125 = $1,125
Ans: Profits will be $1,125
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