Exam of Beloy (3rd) Flashcards
A contract giving the owner the right to buy or sell an asset at a fixed price for a given period of time is
AN OPTION
A European call option can be exercised
ONLY ON THE EXPIRATION DATE
A European put option allows the holder to
SELL THE UNDERLYING ASSET AT THE STRIKING PRICE ON THE EXPIRATION DATE
Lookback options have payoffs that
DEPEND IN THE PART ON THE MINIMUM OR MAIMUM PROCE OF THE UNDERLYING ASSET
A derivative is a financial instrument whose value is determined by
AN UNDERLYING SECURITY
Which contract is an option?
BOTH CALL AND PUT
Derivatives are used by corporations as a useful tool for managing certain aspects of the firm’s risk.
TRUE
The owner of a put option has
THE RIGHT BUT NOT THE ONLIGATIONTO SELLANASSET AT A GIVEN PRICE
A call option on a stock is said to be out of the money if
THE EXERCISE PRICE IS HIGHER THAN THE STOCK PRICE
Ms. Co currently own a put option on Stock A with a strike price of P45. If the current price of Stock A is P40, then what is the in-the-money amount of the option?
-5
To the option holder, put options are worth ______ when the exercise price is higher; call options are worth ______ when the exercise price is higher.
MORE;LESS
The value of a stock put option is positively related to the following factors except
THE STOCK PRICE
The price that the buyer of a call option pays for the underlying asset if she executes her option is called the
STRIKE OR EXERCISE PRICE
A covered call position is
THE PURCHASE OF A SHARE OF A SROCK WITH A SIMULTANEOUS SALE OF A CALL OON THE STOCK
Options, forwards, swaps, and futures are financial assets.
FALSE
The owner of a call option has
THE RIGHT BUTNOT THE OBLIGATION TO BUY AN ASSET