Lett Incorporateds stock price is now $50, but it is expected either to rise by a factor

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Lett Incorporated’s stock price is now $50, but it is expected either to rise by a factor of 1.5 or to fall by a factor of 0.7 by the end of the year. There is a call option on Lett’s stock with a strike price of

$55 and an expiration date 1 year from now. What are the stock’s possible prices at the end of the year? ($75 or $35) What is the call option’s payoff if the stock price goes up? ($20) If the stock price goes down? ($0) If we sell 1 call option, how many shares of Lett’s stock must we buy to create a riskless hedged portfolio consisting of the option position and the stock? (0.5) What is the payoff of this portfolio? ($17.50) If the annual risk-free rate is 6%, then how much is the riskless portfolio worth today (assuming daily compounding)? ($16.48) What is the current value of the call option?

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Intermediate Financial Management

ISBN: 9781337395083

13th Edition

Authors: Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

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