CHAPTER 8

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Task 

In this assignment, you will solve problems about Payoffs and Trading Strategies. 

Instructions 

  1. Use your textbook to answer the following question from Chapter 8:
    1. Exercise 18
  2. Please, upload xls, xlsx file.
  3. Please, use the full computing power of Excel.

 

18. The options for Microsoft (stock price $25.84) are trading at the following prices:

Strike         Calls          Puts

22.50.         3.40.         0.10

25.00         1.25           0.30

27.50          0.15          1.80

 State the trading ranges at maturity in which the net payoff of the following option

positions is positive: (a) 25.00 straddle, (b) 22.50 strip, (c) 27.50 strap, and (d) 22.50–

27.50 strangle