Suppose you want to establish a bullish spread strategy. The are two call options. The first one has X1=$50 and C1=$5. The second one has X2=$42 and C2=$6. When the underlying asset price is S(t)=$45, what is the profit from the strategy? What is the maximum profit of the strategy? What is the minimum payoff of the strategy?

Suppose you want to establish a bullish spread strategy. The are two call options. The first one has X1=$50 and C1=$5. The second one has X2=$42 and C2=$6. When the underlying asset price is S(t)=$45, what is the profit from the strategy? What is the maximum profit of the strategy? What is the minimum payoff of the strategy?

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Chapter15: Decision Analysis

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