Pellegrino Capital owns a call option which gives it the right to purchase shares in Apple at a price of $100 a share. Apple stock is trading in the market at $105. Pellegrino would like to profit today from this situation but is not permitted to exercise the option for another two weeks. Which of the following statements apply to this situation? i) Pellegrino must own a European call option. ii) Pellegrino must own an American call option. iii) Pellegrino should sell the option today if it feels the price of the stock will decline significantly over the next two weeks. iv) Pellegrino cannot profit today from a marked increase in volatility in the shares.

Pellegrino Capital owns a call option which gives it the right to purchase shares in Apple at a price of $100 a share. Apple stock is trading in the market at $105. Pellegrino would like to profit today from this situation but is not permitted to exercise the option for another two weeks. Which of the following statements apply to this situation? i) Pellegrino must own a European call option. ii) Pellegrino must own an American call option. iii) Pellegrino should sell the option today if it feels the price of the stock will decline significantly over the next two weeks. iv) Pellegrino cannot profit today from a marked increase in volatility in the shares.

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