Other Things Equal, the Price of a Stock Put Option

question 85

Multiple Choice

Other things equal, the price of a stock put option is negatively correlated with which of the following factors?

• A) The stock price
• B) The time to expiration
• C) The stock volatility
• D) The exercise price
• E) The time to expiration, stock volatility, and exercise price

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Definitions:

Dividends In Arrears

Dividends on preferred stock that have not been paid by the declaration date but are still owed to shareholders.

Non-Cumulative

Pertaining to preferred stock, which does not accumulate unpaid dividends if they are not declared.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on its assets and earnings than common stock, often with fixed dividends.

Treasury Stock

Shares that were issued and subsequently reacquired by the issuing corporation, reducing the number of shares outstanding in the market.