The price of a stock is $75. A trader sells 6 put option
contracts (each contract of 100) on the stock with a strike price
of $78 when the option price is $5. The options are exercised when
the stock price is $74. What is the trader’s net profit or
loss?
Solve in following 4 steps.
a) Option profit ?
b) Trader’s gain per option ?
c) Total options sold ?
d) Trader’s total gain ?
a) Value of Option or Option Profit / Loss = Spot price - Strike Price
Value of Option or Option Profit / Loss = 74 - 78
Option Profit / (Loss) = (-$4) per option
b) Trader's gain per option contract = Option Profit / (Loss) + Premium
Therefore, Trader's gain per option contract = -$4 + $5
Therefore, Trader's gain per option contract = $1
c) Total options sold = 6 contracts x 100 options per contract
Total options sold = 600 options
d) Trader's total gain = $1 x 600
Trader's total gain = $600
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