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2) Current share price of ABDC Corp is $55. Given her forecasts of the future share value, Misha bought two put options on ABDC with

2) Current share price of ABDC Corp is $55. Given her forecasts of the future share value, Misha bought two put options on ABDC with a strike price of $55 and sold two put options one with strike price of $45, the other $55. Information on the options can be found in the table below:

Option Type

Exercise Price

Premium

Put

45

$1.84

Put

50

$3.96

Put

55

$6.99

All options are European options and have ABDC Corp as underlying; all options have identical maturities.

In the table below, tabulate the profits of Mishas investment strategy (ST stands for the share price of ABDC at option maturity; the payoff and profit can be a function of ST).

a) What is the maximum profit? What about maximum loss? (5 marks)

ST < 45

45 < ST < 50

50 < ST < 55

ST > 55

payoff

profit

b) What is Mishas expectation of the share price of ABDC Corp, given her investment strategy? (maximum 2 sentences) (1 mark)

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