Question

An investor purchases a stock for $52 and a put for $0.60 with a strike price of $50. The investor sells a call for $0.60 with a strike price of $58. What is the maximum profit and loss for this position

Answer 1

Maximum profit = $6

Maximum loss = -$2

Explanation:

The computation of maximum profit and loss for this position is shown below:-

Maximum profit = Strike price - Purchase of stock

= $58 - $52

= $6

Maximum loss = Strike price - Purchase of stock

= $50 - $52

= - $2

Therefore for determining the maximum profit and loss for this position we simply applied the above formulas.