Suppose that a June call option to buy a share for $65 costs $3.5 and is held until June.  Under what circumstances will the holder of the option make profit Under what circumstances will the option be exercised?  Draw a diagram showing how the profit on a long position in the option depends on the stock price at the maturity of the option

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Suppose that a June call option to buy a share for $65 costs $3.5 and is held until June. 

  1. Under what circumstances will the holder of the option make profit
  2. Under what circumstances will the option be exercised? 

Draw a diagram showing how the profit on a long position in the option depends on the stock price at the maturity of the option.

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