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Which of the following is TRUE regarding the purchase of a call option? The yield on the purchaser’s portfolio would increase by purchasing the option The purchaser would limit the amount of money he could lose if the underlying stock declined. The purchaser would benefit if the underlying stock declined. The purchaser would exercise the option if the stock declined. |
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Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the point-of-view of the call option holder: In-the-money is when the underlying price is greater than the stock price At-the-money is when the underlying price is equal to the stock price Out-of-the money is when underlying orice is greater than the stock price After-the-money is when the premium is deducted from the underying stock price |
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Which of the following option strategies has the greatest amount of investor risk? Buying a long straddle Writing an uncovered put Writing an uncovered call Buying a long combination |
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How can you describe “derivative” markets? Something that cannot exist on its own Finanical market instruments Financial market indices Spot finanical instruments |
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A writer of an uncovered call option would profit if the Underlying common stock goes up Underlying common stock goes down Call expires I only II only I and III only II and III only |
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Derivatives “piggyback” on: The debt market The equity market The forex market The commodity market I and II I, II, and III I, II, IV I, II, III and IV |
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List the advantages of the forward markets: Flexibiity with regard to delivery dates Flexibility with regard to size of contract Quality of the asset Transation costs are locked I and II I, II and III I, II and IV I, II, III, and IV |
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Your client purchased 300 shares of Speedy Airlines common stock at $28 a share in July of 2015. In June of 2016 the client writes 2 October 35 calls at 5 against the stock position. If the market of Speedy Airliens is trading at $39 at expiration, what is the client’s realized gain? $1,000 $1,700 $2,400 $4,300 |
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Futures differ from options in all of the following ways EXCEPT: The future buyer has the obligation to buy the commodity at the specified price and at the spcified time. The option buyer has the obligation to buy the security at the specified price and at the specified time. Futures contracts require the delivery of an asset at the settlement date (or offsetting transaction); options may be exercised at any time up to the expiration date, or they may expire unexercised. Future contracts can be both on margin, while options cannot. |
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An investor, having just purchased 5 put contracts, may be anticipating a. its underlying assets to rise in value b. its underlying assets to decline in value c. some of the contracts owned to be sold independently of each other d. market interest rates to follow a decline in the contracts’ underlying value |
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John, a short seller is trying to determine his break-even point. With no other securities, John plans to short sell 100 shares of XYZ at $40. Next John plans to sell an XYZ October Put for $500. John will break-even when the price of the stock is at: $35 $50 $45 $40 |
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A Call is an Option to Buy: True False |