A Put Option on ABC Stock Currently Sells for $4

question 15

Multiple Choice

A put option on ABC stock currently sells for $4.00. The exercise price and the stock price is $60. The put option has a delta of 0.5. If within a short period of time the stock price increases to $60.10, what would be the change in the price of the put option?

• A)Increases by $0.05
• B)Decreases by $0.05
• C)Increases by $0.10
• D)Decreases by $0.10

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Definitions:

General Equilibrium

A state in which all parts of the economy (supply, demand, prices) are in balance and all markets are at equilibrium.

Market Equilibrium

A situation in which market supply and demand balance each other, and as a result, prices become stable.

Pareto Optimality

A state of allocation of resources in which it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Partial Equilibrium

An analysis in economics focusing on the equilibrium of a specific sector or market without considering the whole economy.