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[25 points] The following table provided CALL and PUT options for Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock, which ended trading at US$1203 (-$0.93; -0.76%) on March 12,

  1. [25 points] The following table provided CALL and PUT options for Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock, which ended trading at US$1203 (-$0.93; -0.76%) on March 12, 2021 (at 4:00PM EST; at close). According to the listing, the options are going to expire on April 16, 2021 (i.e., it expires in 35 days). One option contract is equivalent to 100 shares.

CALL

Option Price

Strike

Last Price

Bid

Ask

Change

% Change

Volume

Open Interest

Implied Volatility

85

35.25

36.2

36.35

-1.85

-4.99%

1

939

62.70%

90

31.25

31.25

31.4

-1.03

-3.19%

10

1,944

55.76%

95

26.15

26.35

26.55

0.25

0.97%

1

601

50.73%

100

21.4

21.55

21.7

-1.1

-4.89%

79

4,566

46.95%

120

5.59

5.55

5.7

-0.61

-9.84%

14,763

79,844

35.24%

125

3.35

3.35

3.4

-0.44

-11.61%

6,240

72,491

34.35%

150

0.28

0.28

0.29

-0.03

-9.68%

1,274

48,878

40.82%

PUT

Strike

Last Price

Bid

Ask

Change

% Change

Volume

Open Interest

Implied Volatility

85

0.18

0.16

0.18

0

-

32

2,732

58.98%

90

0.24

0.23

0.25

-0.02

-7.69%

16

5,063

53.71%

95

0.37

0.31

0.36

0

-

93

6,651

49.12%

100

0.52

0.52

0.54

-0.01

-1.89%

423

13,718

44.48%

110

1.5

1.47

1.5

0.11

7.91%

1,753

19,349

37.60%

120

4.55

4.5

4.55

0.4

9.64%

17,619

89,396

34.42%

125

7.28

7.2

7.3

0.53

7.85%

580

56,787

33.86%

130

10.95

10.7

10.85

0.78

7.67%

719

31,335

33.90%

140

19.97

19.45

19.6

1.45

7.83%

5,095

90,098

36.23%

150

29.25

29.1

29.25

1.09

3.87%

364

4,639

40.58%

Source: AAPL 121.03 -0.93 -0.76% : Apple Inc. - Yahoo Finance; NasdaqGS Real Time Pric

  1. Suppose you purchase Apple Inc.s stock for $120 and a PUT option for $4.55 per share with a strike price of $120 per share. At the same time, you sell a call for $5.59 with a strike price of $120. (Answer the following questions per share).
    1. What is the maximum profit or loss for this strategy?
    2. Draw the profit and loss diagram for this strategy as a function of the stock price at expiration.
    3. Draw the payoff diagram for this strategy as a function of the stock price at expiration.
    4. What is the profit (loss) per contract of this strategy if the share price goes down to $100?

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