A Stock with a Current Price of $18 Will Either

question 44

Multiple Choice

A stock with a current price of $18 will either move up by a factor of 1.2 or down by a factor of .9 each period over the next two periods.The risk-free rate of interest is 4.5 percent.What is the current value of a call option with a strike price of $20?

• A)$1.02
• B)$1.08
• C)$1.17
• D)$1.21
• E)$1.27

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Definitions:

Preferred Shares

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on its assets and earnings than common shares, often paid dividends before common shareholders.

Treasury Shares

Previously outstanding shares repurchased by a corporation that are not canceled or restored to unissued status.

Repurchased Shares

Stocks that have been bought back by the issuing company from shareholders, reducing the amount of outstanding shares on the market.

Outstanding Shares

A corporation’s shares currently held by shareholders.