Chapter 14: Options Market 7 Problems: 7 Purchasing Call Options: A call option on Michigan stock specifies an exercise price of $55. Today the stock's price is $54 per share. The premium on the call option is $3. Assume the option will not be exercised until maturity, if at all. Complete the following table for a speculator who purchases the call option: Assumed Stock Price at the Time the Call Option is About to Expire Net Profit or Loss per Share to Be Earned by the Speculator $50