Question

Assume that you have just sold a stock for a loss at a price of $75 for tax purposes. You still wish to maintain exposure to the sold stock. Suppose that you sell a put with a strike price of $80 and a price of $7.25. Calculate the effective price paid to repurchase the stock if the price after 35 days is $70.

Answer 1

$87.25

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation for the effective price paid to repurchase the stock

Using this formula

Effective price = Strike Price + Price

Let plug in the formula

Effective price =$80+$7.25

Effective price =$87.25

Therefore the effective price paid to repurchase the stock will be $87.25