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A trader buys a call option with a strike price of $50. The premium paid for the option is $5. If the stock price at expiration is $45, what is the net payoff?

What is the difference between an call option’s call price and its strike price?

Given the following information, what is the net payoff of a synthetic long forward at expiration? Strike price of call and put: $120 Stock price at expiration: $125 Premium paid for call: $6 Premium received for put: $5 Recall, a synthetic long forward is a long position in a call and a short position in an otherwise identical put.

What do the upward slope and linearity of the payoff diagram indicate about an investor who has a long forward position?

A trader sells a call option with a strike price of $70. The premium received for the option is $6. If the stock price at expiration is $80, what is the net payoff?

Challenge Which of the following have positive deltas? (Make sure to choose ALL that are correct.)

A trader sells a call option with a strike price of $70. The premium received for the option is $6. If the stock price at expiration is $65, what is the net payoff?

What do the downward slope and linearity of the payoff diagram indicate about an investor with a short position in a forward contract?

Which of the following is bullish on price and bearish on volatility?

Challenge Which of the following have negative vegas? (Make sure to choose ALL that are correct.)