If a Microsoft January 20 Call Option with a Strike

question 70

Multiple Choice

If a Microsoft January 20 call option with a strike price of $20 were about to expire and the market price of the underlying Microsoft stock was $25.62, the price of the call option would have to be __________ to eliminate arbitrage opportunities.

• A)$0.62
• B)$5.62
• C)$15.62
• D)$25.62
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

A measure used to assess the market concentration and competition level within an industry, calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in the market and then summing the resulting numbers.

Market Share

The portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product, indicative of competitiveness.

Herfindahl Index

Measures the concentration of market power within an industry, calculated by summing the squares of the market share percentages held by the various firms within the market.

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is a measure of market concentration used to determine the level of competition within an industry, calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in the market and summing the resulting numbers.