In-the-money American call options written on BoA's common stock carry a strike price of of ($ 55)

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In-the-money American call options written on BoA's common stock carry a strike price of of \(\$ 55\) and expire in 6 months. The annualized six-month risk free rate is \(10 \%\). BoA's common stock will go "ex" dividend tomorrow. BoA will pay a \(\$ 2\) dividend. Ms. Johnson holds an option and wonders whether to exercise it. She is worried, because she knows that BoA's stock price will drop tomorrow with \(\$ 2\), making it less likely that her call option will expire in the money. Explain to Ms. Johnson why she should not exercise.

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Lectures On Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9789812568991

2nd Edition

Authors: Peter L Bossaerts, Bernt Arne Odegaard

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