A collar is established by buying a share of stock for $50, buying a six-month put option

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A collar is established by buying a share of stock for $50, buying a six-month put option with exercise price $45, and writing a six-month call option with exercise price $55.

Based on the volatility of the stock, you calculate that for an exercise price of $45 and maturity of six months, N ( d1 ) .60, whereas for the exercise price of $55, N ( d1 ) .35.

a. What will be the gain or loss on the collar if the stock price increases by $1?

b. What happens to the delta of the portfolio if the stock price becomes very large? Very small? LO.1

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Essentials Of Investments

ISBN: 9780697789945

8th Edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus

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