Assume That You Purchased Shares of a Stock at a Price

question 69

Multiple Choice

Assume that you purchased shares of a stock at a price of $35 per share.At this time you wrote a call option with a $35 strike and received a call price of $2.The stock currently trades at $70.Calculate the dollar return on this option strategy.

• A) $25
• B) -$2
• C) $2
• D) -$25
• E) $0

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