SOLUTION TEST BANK
●● The act of buying and selling the underlying asset via the option
contract is called ________ the option.
A. Exposing
B. Exercising
C. Striking
D. Selling Answer: B
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The RTP Corporation has the following call option information. You are
interested in purchasing four contracts for the July call. How much will
be the cost of the transaction?
A. $1,000
B. $1,250
C. $1,500
D. $1,800
E. $2,000 Answer: D
●● A financial contract that provides its owner with the right, but not the
obligation, to buy or sell a specified asset at an agreed-upon price on or
before a given future date is called a(n) _____ contract.
,A. Option
B. Futures
C. Forward
D. Swap
E. Straddle Answer: A
●● The act where an owner of an option buys or sells the underlying
asset, as is his right, is called ______ the option.
A. Striking
B. Exercising
C. Opening
D. Splitting
E. Strangling Answer: B
●● The fixed price in an option contract at which the owner can buy or
sell the underlying asset is called the option's:
A. Opening price
B. Intrinsic value
C. Strike price
D. Market price
E. Time value Answer: C
,●● The last day on which an owner of an option can elect to exercise
that option is referred to as the _____ date.
A. Ex-payment
B. Ex-option
C. Opening
D. Expiration
E. Intrinsic Answer: D
●● An option that may be exercised only on the expiration date is called
a(n) _____ option.
A. European
B. American
C. Bermudian
D. Futures
E. Asian Answer: A
●● If a call option has a positive intrinsic value at expiration the call is
said to be:
A. Funded
B. Unfunded
C. At the money
D. In the money
E. Out of the money Answer: D
, ●● A _____ is a derivative security that gives the owner the right, but
not the obligation, to buy an asset at a fixed price for a specified period
of time.
A. Futures contract
B. Call option
C. Put option
D. Swap
E. Forward contract Answer: B
●● Which of these will increase the value of a call option?
I. An increase in the market value of the underlying asset
II. An increase in the option's strike price
III. A decrease in the market value of the underlying asset
IV. A decrease in the option's strike price
A. I and II only
B. II only
C. II and III only
D. I and IV only
E. I only Answer: D
●● An out-of-the-money call option is best defined as an option that: