Suppose You Purchase a Call Option to Purchase General Motors

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Essay

Suppose you purchase a call option to purchase General Motors common stock at $80 per share in March. The current price of GM stock is $83 and the time value of the option is $5. What is the intrinsic value of the option? As the expiration date approaches, what will happen to the size of the time value of the option?

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