Exercise
Answer the following questions.
- 1. For options traders, bullish positions include which of these positions:
- I. Buying calls
- II. Selling calls
- III. Buying puts
- IV. Selling puts
- A. I and III
- B. I and IV
- C. II and III
- D. II and IV
- 2. XYZ Jan 55 calls currently sell out of the money. They may be bought in the market at a $2 premium. The going price of this option represents:
- A. Intrinsic value only
- B. Time value only
- C. Both intrinsic and time value
- D. Time value minus intrinsic value
- 3. Which of the following options is most likely to be furthest from its expiration date?
- A. XYZ Mar 30 put @ 4, XYZ is trading at $28.95
- B. XYZ Mar 30 call @ 5, XYZ is trading at $31.05
- C. XYZ Mar 30 put @ 4, XYZ is trading at $32.75
- D. XYZ Mar 100 call @ 5, XYZ is trading at $102.90
- 4. Listed options are issued and guaranteed by:
- A. Options Clearing Corporation
- B. Chicago Board Options Exchange
- C. Companies that issue the securities
- D. Exchange where the option is listed
- 5. FINRA has a 25,000 position limit for FINRA members that are not members of an options exchange for calls and puts. Which of the following positions held by a customer would violate the FINRA 25,000 position limit on Acme contracts?
- A. Long 2,000,000 shares of Acme and short 10,000 calls on Acme
- B. Long 20,000 calls on Acme and long 10,000 puts on Acme
- C. Short 20,000 puts on Acme and long 10,000 Acme stock
- D. Short 20,000 puts on Acme and long 10,000 calls on Acme
- 6. Which of the following statements about open interest is not true?
- A. Open interest changes throughout the trading day.
- B. Open interest is generally higher when the stock price is near the strike price and lower as the stock prices deviates from the strike.
- C.