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IFM2 - Options
IFM2 - Options
Financial Assets II
Derivative
Options
Option Strategies
Put-Call Parity
Comparing Options
Call Option: a contract where the buyer has the right to buy,
but not the obligation to buy an underlying asset at a specific
time in the future and at a specific price.
Expiration/Expiry date
Strike price / Exercise price: price agreed upon in advance of
underlying asset.
At expiration, if the asset price is lower than Exercise price at
the expiration, nothing happens; If the price is higher, the buyer
pays the strike price and receives the asset.
Example
Suppose that s&R price is $1100, the buyer will pay $1020 and
receive the index. If the S&R price is $900, the buyer walks away.
Cash settlement:
If ST > K : the buyer of the Call Option receives ST − K ;
If ST < K : the buyer of the Call Option receives nothing.
Payoff of Call:
Payoff on a long call: max (0, ST − K )
Payoff on a short call: −max (0, ST − K )
Premium of Call: a payment at time of purchase the buyer
pays the seller.
Profit of Call:
Profit on a long call: max (0, ST − K ) − FV (Premium)
Profit on a short call: −max (0, ST − K ) + FV (Premium)
Example
An investor purchases a 6-month call option on a stock with strike
price 50. The investor pays 3.35 as premium. At the end of 6
months, the price of the stock is 60. The risk-free annual effective
interest rate is 5%. Calculate the investor’s payoff and profit.
Solution:
The investor’s payoff: 60 − 50 = 10;
The investor’s profit: 10 − 3.35(1.050.5 ) = 6.567
Put Option: a contract where the buyer has the right, but not
the obligation to sell an underlying asset at a specific time in the
future and at a specific price.
At expiration, if the asset price is higher at the expiration,
nothing happens; if the price is lower, the writer pays the owner
the strike price and receives the asset.
Example
Suppose that the put buyer agrees to pay $1020 for the S&R index in
6 months. If in 6 months the S&R price is $1100, the buyer will pay
$1020 and receive the index. If the S&R price is $900, the buyer
walks away.
Cash settlement:
If ST < K : the buyer of the Put Option receives K − ST from
the writer;
If ST > K : the buyer of the Put Option receives nothing.
Payoff of Put:
Payoff on a long put: max (0, K − ST )
Payoff on a short put: −max (0, K − ST )
Premium of Put: a payment at time of purchase the buyer
pays the seller.
Profit of Put:
Profit on a long put: max (0, K − ST ) − FV (Premium)
Profit on a short put: −max (0, K − ST ) + FV (Premium)
Example
Consider a European put option on a stock index without dividends,
with 6 months to expiration and a strike price of 1, 000. Suppose that
the annual nominal risk-free rate is 4% convertible semiannually, and
that the put costs 74.20 today.
Calculate the price that the index must be in 6 months so that being
long in the put would produce the same profit as being short in the
put.
Example
Solution:
The profit for being long is:
Example
The price of a nondividend paying stock is 65. A market-maker writes
a 1-year put option on the stock with strike price 60 for a premium of
3. To hedge this put option, the market-maker sells the stock short.
The annual effective risk-free interest rate is 0.03. Calculate the profit
of the market-maker if at the end of the year the stock price is (a) 75
and (b) 50.
Solution: The market-maker initially receives 65 + 3 = 68 for the
stock and put option.
If S1 = 75 : the option is worthless and the market-maker pays 75 to
buy back the stock. Profit is 68(1.03) − 75 = −4.96.
If S1 = 50 : the put option is exercised and the market-maker pays 60
for the stock. Profit is 68(1.03) − 60 = 10.04.
Example
A stock index’s current price is 1300. It pays continuous dividends at
a rate of 0.02. The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is
0.05. Calculate the price for a one-year off-market forward with price
1310.
Solution: The forward price is
80
Payoff with Call 20
Payoff with Put
60 ST
40 20 40 60 80 100
−20
20
−40
ST
20 40 60 80 100 −60
Example
An investor buys a ratio spread of 1-year European calls. He buys 1
call option with strike price 40 and sells 2 call options with strike
price 50. Option prices are 10 and 5 correspondingly.
Determine the investor’s profit if the ending price of the underlying
stock is (a) 35, (b) 45, (c) 55.
Example
Solution: C(S,40,1)=2C(S,50,1), then there is no initial cost.
The profit = payoff = (S1 − 40)+ − 2(S1 − 50)+
If S1 = 45 : only the 40-strike option pays off, and the profit is 5;
If S1 = 55 : all options pay off; the investor receives 15 and pays
2(5) = 10 for a profit of 5;
If S1 = 65 : the investor receives 25 and pays 2(15) = 30 for a profit
of −5.
Example
Consider a box spread consisting of the following 1-year European
options: a long call and short put with strike price 40 and a short call
and long put with strike price 60. The continuously compounded
risk-free rate is 4%. What is the price of this box spread?
Solution: The long call and short put result in buying the asset for
40, and the short call and long put result in selling the asset for 60,
so the investor receives a net of 20 at the end of the year. The
present value of 20 is 20e −0.04 = 19.22.
Collar width: K2 − K1 ;
Collared stock: One own a stock and buy the the collar with
strikes below and above the current stock price: K2 > S0 > K1 ;
The payoff on a collared stock:
K1 , K2 > K1 > ST
+ +
(K1 − ST ) − (ST − K2 ) + ST = ST , K2 > ST > K1
K2 , ST > K2 > K1
Example
An investor owns a non-dividend paying stock with current price 50.
The investor buys a zero-cost 1-year collar consisting of a put option
with strike price 50 and a call option with strike price 55. The annual
effective risk-free rate is 0.05. Calculate the investor’s profit if the
price of the stock at the end of the year is (a) 45, (b) 52, (c) 60.
Solution: The profit of zero-cost collared stock = the payoff -
FV (S0 ).
(a) 50 − 50(1.05) = −2.5; (b) 52 − 50(1.05) = −0.5; (c)
55 − 50(1.05) = 2.5.
(ST − K )+ + (K − ST )+ = |ST − S0 |
Strangle: buy a put with strike price K1 and buy a call with
strike price K2 with K1 < S0 < K2 ;
The payoff of a strangle:
K1 − ST ,
K2 > K1 > ST
+ +
(K1 − ST ) + (ST − K2 ) = 0, K2 > ST > K1
ST − K2 , ST > K2 > K1
The strangle can lower the initial cost comparing with straddle.
n(K2 − K1 ) − m(K3 − K2 ) = 0
n K3 − K2
=
m K2 − K1
Example
A butterfly spread of calls has strike prices 35, 40, 55, It consists of n
bull spreads and m bear spreads. Determine m and n.
Solution.
We have
n 55 − 40
= =3
m 40 − 35
Put-Call Parity:
C (K , T ) − P(K , T ) = S0 − Ke −rT
Example
A non dividend paying stock has a price of 40. A European call
option allows buying the stock for 45 at the end of 9 months. The
continuously compounded risk-free rate is 5%. The premium of the
call option is 2.84.
Determine the premium of a European put option allowing selling the
stock for 45 at the end of 9 months.
Example
Solution:
C (K , T ) − P(K , T ) = S0 − Ke −rT
2.84 − P(K , T ) = 40 − 45e −(0.05)(0.75)
2.84 − P(K , T ) = 40 − 45(0.9631) = −3.3437
P(K , T ) = 2.84 + 3.3437 = 6.1837
Example
A stock’s price is 45. The stock will pay a dividend of 1 after 2
months. A European put option with a strike of 42 and an expiry
date of 3 months has a premium of 2.71. The continuously
compounded risk-free rate is 5%.
Determine the premium of a European call option on the stock with
the same strike and expiry.
Example
Solution:
Example
You are given.
(i) A stock’s price is 40;
(ii) The continuously compounded risk-free rate is 8%;
(iii) The stock’s continuous dividend rate is 2%;
A European 1-year call option with a strike of 50 costs 2.34.
Determine the premium for a European 1-year put option with a
strike of 50.
Solution:
C (K , T ) − P(K , T ) = S0 e −δT − Ke −rT
2.34 − P(K , T ) = 40e −0.02 − 50e −0.08 = −6.9478
P(K , T ) = 2.34 + 6.9478 = 9.2878
S0 = C (K , T ) − P(K , T ) + Ke −rT e δT
Example
You are given:
(i) The spot exchange rate for dollars to pounds is 1.4$/£;
(ii) The continuously compounded risk-free rate for dollars is 5%;
(iii) The continuously compounded risk-free rate for pounds is 8%;
A 9-month European put option allows selling £1 at the rate of
$1.50/£. A 9-month dollar denominated call option with the same
strike costs $0.0223.
Determine the premium of the 9-month dollar denominated put
option.
Example
Solution:
C (x0 , K , T ) − P (x0 , K , T ) = x0 e −rf T − Ke −rd T
= 1, 4e −0.08(0.75) − 1.5e −0.05(0.75)
= 1.3185 − 1.4447 = −0.1263
P(1.4, 1.5, 0.75) = 0.0223 + 0.1263 = $0.1486
Example
The spot exchange rate for dollars into euros is $1.05/AC1. A 6-month
dollar denominated call option to buy one euro at strike price
$1.1/AC1 costs $0.04.
Determine the premium of the corresponding euro denominated put
option to sell one dollar for euros at the corresponding strike price.
Example
Solution:
The call option allowing to buy A C1 with $1.1 is equivalent to put
options which allow to sell $1.1 for A
C1, or to sell $1 for
A
C 1.1 = A
1
C0.909.
We need to sell $1.1, correspond to 1.1 units of put option which
allow to sell $1 for A
C0.909 (called euro denominated put option).
The premium of such a put in dollars is $ 0.04
1.1
, and in euros is
1 0.04
A
C =AC0.0346
1.05 1.1
CA (S, K , T ) ≥ CE (S, K , T )
PA (S, K , T ) ≥ PE (S, K , T )
S ≥ CA (S, K , T ) ≥ CE (S, K , T )
K ≥ PA (S, K , T ) ≥ PE (S, K , T )
Ke −rT ≥ PE (S, K , T )
Example
You are given:
(i) The price of a stock is 70.
(ii) The stock pays continuous dividends at the annual rate of 0.08.
(iii) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 0.04.
(iv) A 1-year American put option on the stock has a strike price of
69.
Determine the lowest possible price for this put option.
Example
Solution:
PA (S, K , T ) ≥ max 0, Ke −rT − F0,T
P
(S)
≥ max 0, 69e −0.04 − 70e −0.08 = 1.6763
So the American put option must have the price of at least 1.6763.
> St − K
CA (St , K , T − t) ≥ CE (St , K , T − t) > St − K
Selling the option will get you a higher profit than exercising it early.
Example
An American call option has a strike price of 50. The risk free rate is
5%. There are 2 months left to expiry. The present value of
dividends over the 2 month period is D.
Determine the lowest value of D such that exercising the option early
could be rational.
Solution:
Example
An American call option on a stock has a strike price of 85 and
expires in 5 months. You are given:
(i) The risk free rate is 4%.
(ii) A dividend of 1.50 is payable at the end of today, and another
dividend of 1.50 is payable in 3 months.
(iii) The current price of the stock is 100.
(iv) A European put option with a strike price of 85 which expires in
5 months costs 0.82.
Could it be rational to exercise the option immediately, before the
dividend is paid?
Example
Solution: The value of the put option is 0.82. The value of the
interest on the strike price is:
85 1 − e −(0.04)(5/12) = 1.4049
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Time to expiry
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Time to expiry
CE (S, K , T ) ≥ CE (S, K , t)
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Time to expiry
PE S, Ke r (T −t) , T ≥ PE (S, K , t) ;
CE S, Ke r (T −t) , T ≥ CE (S, K , t)
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Time to expiry
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Time to expiry
Example
A non dividend paying stock’s current price is 40. You are given:
(i) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 5%.
(ii) A European 6-month call option on the stock with strike price
45.00 costs 0.60.
(iii) A European 12-month call option on the stock with strike price
46.14 costs 0.55.
(iv) You create a position which takes advantage of the arbitrage
between these two options by buying or selling exactly one call option
of each type.
Calculate your profit at the end of 12 months if the stock price is
50.00 after 6 months and 47.00 after 12 months.
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Time to expiry
Example
Solution: Sell a 6-months call and buy a 12-months call for a gain of
0.05.
After 6 months, the call you sold is exercised. You receive 45.00 and
borrow the stock to deliver it.
6 months later, your 45 is worth 45e 0.05(0.5) = 46.14. You exercise
the 12-months call, pay 46.14, get stock back, return it to the lender.
Your profit is:
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Time to expiry
Example
The cash flows:
Sale/payoff Purchase of Purchase/sale Net
Time 6-month call 12-month call of stock CF
0 months 0.60 -0.55 − 0.05
6 months -5.00 − 50.00 45.00
12 months − 0.86 -47.00 -46.14
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Different strike prices
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Different strike prices
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Different strike prices - Direction
For a call option, the higher the strike price, the lower the
premium. For a put option, the higher the strike price, the
higher the premium.
Algebraically, for K2 > K1 :
C (S, K2 , T ) ≤ C (S, K1 , T )
P (S, K2 , T ) ≥ P (S, K1 , T )
With derivatives:
∂C (S, K , T ) ∂P(S, K , T )
≤ 0; ≥0
∂K ∂K
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Different strike prices - Direction
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Different strike prices - Direction
Example
Two 6-month European put options on a stock are available with the
following strike prices and premiums:
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Different strike prices - Direction
Example
Solution: Sell one 35-strike put + Buy 45 = 1.25 45-strike put. The
net cost is 5 − 1.25(4) = 0
After 6 months, the stock price is 32, the 45-strike put pays
1.25(45 − 32) = 16.25, and the 35-strike put pays 35 − 32 = 3. Net
profit is 16.25 − 3 = 13.25.
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Different strike prices - Slope
The premium for a call option decreases more slowly than the
strike price increases. The premium for a put option increases
more slowly than the strike price increases.
Algebraically, for K2 > K1 :
C (S, K1 , T ) − C (S, K2 , T ) ≤ K2 − K1
P (S, K2 , T ) − P (S, K1 , T ) ≤ K2 − K1
With derivatives:
∂C (S, K , T ) ∂P(S, K , T )
≥ −1; ≤1
∂K ∂K
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Different strike prices - Slope
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Different strike prices - Slope
Example
Two 1-year American call options on the same stock are priced as
follows:
Strike Price Premium
40 10
45 4
The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 0.08. You
take advantage of arbitrage by buying one 45-strike call and selling c
40-strike calls, where c is the lowest possible value that results in no
possibility of loss when interest is ignored.
After one year, the stock price is 46.
Determine your profit including interest.
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Different strike prices - Slope
Example
Solution: The initial gain is 10c − 4.
The payoff can be computed as: (S1 − 45)+ − c(S1 − 40)+
S1 ≤ 40: No payoff;
40 < S1 < 45, S1 = 40 + k, 0 < k < 5: Payoff = −kc;
S1 = 45: Payoff = −5c;
S1 > 45, S1 = 45 + m, m > 0: Payoff = m(1 − c) − 5c > −5c
The worst case is S1 = 45 when you pay 5c at expiry. We want to
select c so that there is no possibility of loss:
4
(10c − 4) − 5c = 0 =⇒ c =
5
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Different strike prices - Slope
Example
The initial gain is 10 45 − 4 = 4;
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Different strike prices - Slope
C (S, K2 , T )
c=
C (S, K1 , T ) − (K2 − K1 )
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Different strike prices - Convexity
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Different strike prices - Convexity
∂ 2 C (S, K , T ) ∂ 2 P(S, K , T )
≥ 0; ≥0
∂K 2 ∂K 2
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Different strike prices - Convexity
Example
For options with the same style (European or American) and expiry
date, you are given.
(i) 40-strike put options on a stock have price 1.
(ii) 70-strike put options on a stock have price 10.
Determine, based on convexity of option prices, the highest possible
price for a 60-strike put option.
Solution: By convexity,
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Different strike prices - Convexity
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Different strike prices - Convexity
Arbitrage that maximizes the initial gain:
St < K2 : K2 -strike call is not exercised, nothing to pay.
K2 < St < K3 : Pay St − K2 and receive
(K3 − K2 )
(St − K1 )
(K3 − K1 )
Let St = K3 − x with x > 0 and we get
K3 − K2 K2 − K1
(St − K1 ) − (St − K2 ) = (x) > 0
K3 − K1 K3 − K1
St = K3 : the worst case, net payment = 0;
St > K3 : Pay St − K2 and receive
K3 − K2 K2 − K1
(St − K1 ) + (St − K3 ) = St − K2 ,
K3 − K1 K3 − K1
net payment = 0.
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Different strike prices - Convexity
K3 − K2 K2 − K1
p= ; q= ;
K3 − K1 K3 − K1
u = C (S, K2 , T ) ; v = pC (S, K1 , T ) + qC (S, K3 , T )
No initial gain.
The portfolio pays at least u/v > 1 times as much as you will pay on
the K2 -strike call.
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Different strike prices - Convexity
Example
For three 6-month American call options on a stock:
(i) One with strike price 45 sells for 6.30.
(ii) One with strike price 44 sells for 7.00.
(iii) One with strike price 40 sells for 9.50.
The option with strike price 44 is overpriced based on the convexity
property of option premiums. You therefore sell it.
Determine the maximum and the minimum amount of the other two
options you should buy to guarantee a profit.
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Different strike prices - Convexity
Example
Solution: Let x be the number of 40-strike calls and y the number of
45-strike calls.
No initial investment:
To assure no loss, we will exercise our options when the 44-strike one
is exercised.
If S > 45: For each unit increase in stock price above 45, we must
pay an additional 1 on the option we sold. So we must make sure
that the options we buy also pay an additional 1 for each increase in
the stock price above 45. That means x + y ≥ 1.
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Different strike prices - Convexity
Example
If 44 < S ≤ 45: Only the 40-strike option pays off. We must make
sure that the amount it pays is more than the amount we need to
pay. The worst possible case is when the stock price is 45. The profit
we made initially is
7 − 9.5x − 6.3y
The amount we need to pay if the stock price is 45 is 1 − 5x. So we
must have
7 − 9.5x − 6.3y ≥ 1 − 5x
4.5x + 6.3y ≤ 6
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Different strike prices - Convexity
Example
So we have three conditions:
9.5x + 6.3y ≤ 7
4.5x + 6.3y ≤ 6
x +y ≥1
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