A Speculator Purchased a Call Option with an Exercise Price

question 66

Multiple Choice

A speculator purchased a call option with an exercise price of $31 for a premium of $4. The option was exercised a few days later when the stock price was $34. What was the return to the speculator?

• A)25 percent
• B)-25 percent
• C)-3.2 percent
• D)-2.9 percent

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Definitions:

Bottom-Up Approach

A strategy that starts at the very detailed level and works upwards to form a complete picture, often used in analysis or planning.

Operating Cash Flow

Operating cash flow is the cash that comes from a company's usual business activities, showing if it can produce enough positive cash flow to sustain and expand its operations.

EBIT

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, a measure of a firm's profit that includes all income and expenses except interest and income tax expenses.

Straight-Line Depreciation

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