INV4 1-3 Options are often used in combination with stocks to reduce risk or to produce other avenues of revenue. Buying protective puts guards against downside risk while allowing for upside...

INV4 1-3

Options are often used in combination with stocks to reduce risk or to produce other avenues of revenue.

Buying protective puts guards against downside risk while allowing for upside potential.

Writing covered calls allow investors to earn premium income on a stock they expect to remain stable in price.

Wang Foo Ltd. has a current stock price of $80, does not pay dividends, and has an expected standard deviation of .30. Also, the risk-free rate is 10% per year, continuously compounded.

The price of a European call option contract of 100 shares is $1,726.39.

The price of a European put option contract of 100 shares is $220.60.

3. What is the cost of writing a covered call?