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7. The current stock price of IBM is $100, and three-month call options with a strike price of $105 currently sell for $2.50. An investor who feels that the price of the stock will increase is trying to decide between buying 100 shares and buying 4,000 call options. Both strategies involve an investment of $10,000. a) Illustrate that the potential profit and potential loss are both higher with option trading, by showing what happens if the stock price rises to $110, or falls to $90. b) How would an investor choose among the two investment with different risk appetite