The price of a stock, which pays no dividends, is $30 and the strike price of a one year European call option on the stock is $25. The risk-free rate is 4% (continuously compounded). Which of the following is a lower bound for the option such that there are arbitrage opportunities if the price is below the lower bound and no arbitrage opportunities if it is above the lower bound? ( )
A. $5.00
B. $5.98
C. $4.98
D. $3.98
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A stock price (which pays no dividends) is $50 and the strike price of a two year European put option is $54. The risk-free rate is 3% (continuously compounded). Which of the following is a lower bound for the option such that there are arbitrage opportunities if the price is below the lower bound and no arbitrage opportunities if it is above the lower bound? ( )
A. $4.00
B. $3.86
C. $2.86
D. $0.86
Which of the following is NOT true? Assume that present values are calculated from the end of the life of the option to today. ( )
An American put option is always worth less than the present value of the strike price
B. A European put option is always worth less than the present value of the strike price
C. A European call option is always worth less than the stock price
D. An American call option is always worth less than the stock price
Which of the following creates a bear spread? ( )
A. Buy a low strike price put and sell a high strike price put
Buy a high strike price put and sell a low strike price put
C. Buy a high strike price call and sell a low strike price put
D. Buy a high strike price put and sell a low strike price call
What is the number of different option series used in creating a butterfly spread? ( )
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4