Question

An investor sells short 200 shares of ABC stock at $5.25 a share. He sells two put contracts (100 shares each) with a striking price of S5 and a premium of S0.50 a share. Assume interest r-0% annual effective. (a) Draw a time diagram for the short sale, and the sold put. (b) What is the investor's profit if the spot price is below $5 at expiration? (c) The investor will be making profit as long as the spot price is less than what value at expiration?

Answer 1

The solution of the given query is provided below in the explanation segment.

Step-by-step explanation:

(a)

The diagram according to the given query is attached below.

(b)

Given:

Investor sells,

= 200 shares

at,

= $5.25

Strike price,

= $5

Premium,

= $0.50

If the price is less than $5 is $.75 per share,

The investor's gain will be:

=
`200* 0.75`

=
`150` ($)

(c)

The investor would earn under $5.25 upon expiry, as longer as the spot price becomes less.