A speculator can choose between buying 100 shares of Twitter stock for $40 per share and buying 1,000 European call options on Twitter with a strike price of $45 for $4 per option.

	Stock Price	Option Price	Number Bought	Strike Price
Twitter Stock	$40		100
European Call Options		$4	10	$45

In order to give a better outcome at the option maturity, the stock price must be above what price?

If Twitter stock rose to $45 per share, but the European call options remained stagnant, which purchase would you recommend to maximize profits?