At Contract Maturity the Value of a Call Option Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

At contract maturity the value of a call option is ________, where X equals the option's strike price and ST is the stock price at contract expiration.

• A) max (0, ST − X)
• B) min (0, ST − X)
• C) max (0, X − ST)
• D) min (0, X − ST)

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