The Premium on an Existing Put Option Should ____ When

question 48

Multiple Choice

The premium on an existing put option should ____ when there is a reduction in the expected short-term volatility of the stock price.

• A) be negative
• B) decline
• C) increase
• D) be unaffected
• E) A and B

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost divided by the quantity produced, representing the per-unit production cost.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced.

MC Curve

Stands for Marginal Cost Curve, depicting the cost of producing one additional unit of a good.

Shut-down Point

The level of operations at which a company's revenue is exactly equal to its variable costs, and it is indifferent between continuing operations and shutting down.