An increase in which two of the following will have a negative effect on the value of a put option?risk-free interest ratetime to option maturityunderlying stock priceoption strike price

A portfolio consists of the following securities. What is the portfolio weight of Stock C?StockNumber SharesPPSA200$48B150$33C350$21

Which one of the following options is in the money?

Which one of the following variables is NOT included in the Black-Scholes option pricing model?

What is the variance of the returns on a security given the following information?State of the EconomyProbability of State of EconomyRate of Return if State OccursBoom.0527%Normal.3015%Recession.65−22%

An investor owns shares of EZ stock. Which of the following strategies can the investor use to hedge the risk associated with a price decrease in EZ stock?buy call optionswrite call optionsbuy put optionswrite put options

A group of stocks and bonds held by an investor is called which one of the following?

What is the expected return on this stock given the following information?State of the EconomyProbability E( R)Boom.2520%Normal.5515%Recession.20−12%

You are managing a pension fund with a value of $320 million and a beta of 1.70. You are concerned about a market decline and wish to hedge the portfolio. You have decided to use SPX calls. How many contracts do you need if the delta of the call option is 0.64 and the S&P index is currently at 3,250? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Do include the $ sign.

You have an equity portfolio valued at $1.22 million that has a beta of .98. You have decided to hedge this portfolio using SPX call option contracts. The S&P 500 index is currently 3,092. The option delta is 0.639. How many option contracts must you write to effectively hedge your portfolio?