show this on a diagram please. An investor makes the following three investments: (i) the purchase of a stock for £38 (ii) the purchase of a put option for £0.50 with a strike price of £35 and (iii) the sale of a call option (ie. writing a call option) for £0.50 with a strike price of £40 . What is the maximum profit and loss for this position?

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show this on a diagram please.

An investor makes the following three investments: (i) the purchase of a stock for £38
(ii) the purchase of a put option for £0.50 with a strike price of £35 and (iii) the sale of
a call option (ie. writing a call option) for £0.50 with a strike price of £40 .

What is the maximum profit and loss for this position? 

 

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you mean the maximum profit is 2? at solution part you said it is 4 but graphs shows that max profit is 2.

 

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