6. (30 points) Choose one correct answer. (1) If the strike price of a put option is X and the stock price is Sy at expiration, the payoff to the put holder at expiration is ... a. Sy - X b. X-ST c. 0 d. none of the above Answer: (2) Investors who follow a protective put strategy anticipate the value of the underlying asset to ........ and investors who follow a covered call strategy anticipate the value of the underlying asset to... a increase, increase b. decrease, increase c. increase, decrease d. decrease, decrease Answer: (3) A straddle strategy can be created by using a call option and a put option. This strategy is appropriate when an investor expects a large .. a. increase in the stock price b. decrease in the stock price c. increase in the stock-return volatility d. decrease in the stock-return volatility Answer: (4). If you use call options to create a butterfly spread, you bet the stock return volatility will If you use put options to create a butterfly spread, you bet the stock retum volatility will a increase significantly, increase significantly b. decrease significantly, increase significantly c. increase significantly decrease significantly d. decrease significantly decrease significantly c. None of the above Answer: (5) Which of the following option(s) will never be exercised early? 1. American call option on dividend-paying stocks b. American call option on non-dividend paying stocks c. American put option on dividend-paying stocks d. American put option on non-dividend paying stocks c. Both (b) and (d) of the above Answer: (6) Investors who use call options to create a bear spread strategy anticipate the value of the underlying asset to....un and investors who use put options to create bull spread strategy anticipate the value of the underlying asset to increase, increase b. decrease, increase e increase, decrease d. decrease, decrease