Chapter 11, Problem 48QA

Given the following data, show the profit from a strategy involving a straddle for the put, call and combined position. The price of a European call and put option are $5 and $6 respectively. Both of the options have a strike price of $30. Explain why a trader might be willing to enter into a straddle. Please show all work. Please use four decimal places for all calculations.

Your options trading strategy involves buying a European put with a strike price of ₺10 for ₺0.50 and aEuropean call with a strike price of ₺25 for ₺0.75 and selling a European put with a strike price of ₺15 for₺1.25 and a European call with a strike price of ₺20 for ₺1.50. The expiry date and the underlying asset isidentical for each of the four options. Draw the profit diagram for this strategy and indicate the maximumprofit/loss levels and break-even price levels. Show the details of your intermediate calculations.

Adam Smith is a portfolio manager with Point72 Investments, a U.S.-based asset management firm. Smith is considering using options to enhance portfolio returns and control risk. He asks his junior analyst, Tommy Lee, to help him.  Lee collected and summarize the relationship between a European call option and various factors that might impact the call option value in Table 1. Which of the relationships shown in Table 1 below is incorrect? (Choose the best answer) Table 1 Impact of Increasing the Variables on put option value Variables Impact on put option value Stock price Decrease Strike Price Decrease Maturity Increase Volatility Increase Interest rate Decrease Dividend Increase     Volatility and Stock Price     Risk-free rate and Volatility     Dividend and stock price     Maturity and Strike Price     Stock Price and Interest Rate