7.1 Compare an American call with a strike of 50 that expires in 90 days with an...

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7.1 Compare an American call with a strike of 50 that expires in 90 days with an American call on the same underlying asset that has a strike of 60 and expires in 120 days. The underlying asset is selling at 55. Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: “The 50 strike call is in-the-money and the 60 strike call is out-of-the-money.”
Statement 2: “The time value of the 60 strike call as a proportion of the 60 strike call’s premium exceeds the time value of the 50 strike call as a proportion of the 50 strike call’s premium.”
Are the statements most likely correct or incorrect?

a. Both statements are correct.

b. Statement 1 is incorrect, but Statement 2 is correct.

c. Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is incorrect.

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Fundamentals Of Investing

ISBN: 9781292316970

14th Global Edition

Authors: Lawrence Gitman

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