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Kelly is testing her questionnaire on a few subjects to find potential problems with it before conducting the full study. What is this trial run called?

In Jeff’s sample, the number of siblings each person has is as follows: one, two, three, four, and ten. What is the median number of siblings in his sample?

Consider an American call option contract, with an April expiration month, on 100 shares of Intel common stock at a strike price of $35.00 per share. Suppose that Intel common stock currently is trading for $34.22 per share in the Nasdaq stock market. The premium is $2.09. What is the status of this option?

Elena writes one American put option contract, with a June expiration month, on 100 shares of Adobe Systems common stock at a strike price of $62.50 per share. Suppose that Adobe Systems common stock currently is trading for $76.01 per share in the Nasdaq stock market. Elena collects a premium of $3.55. In principle, what is the greatest total dollar loss that Elena might experience on her option position? Ignore brokerage fees. Choose the best answer.

Under which exercise style may the option holder exercise the option only on the expiration date?

Byron buys one American call option contract with an April expiration on 100 shares of Intel common stock at a strike price of $22.50 per share from Selena, the option writer, for a premium of $0.95 per share. What has Selena just agreed to do?

Consider an American call option contract, with an April expiration month, on 100 shares of Intel common stock at a strike price of $35.00 per share. Suppose that Intel common stock currently is trading for $36.97 per share in the Nasdaq stock market. The premium is $4.83. What is the status of this option?

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Elena writes one American put option contract, with a May expiration month, on 100 shares of Intel common stock at a strike price of $40.00 per share. Suppose that Intel common stock currently is trading for $41.35 per share in the Nasdaq stock market. Elena collects a premium of $1.22. What is the greatest total dollar loss that Elena might experience on her option position? Ignore brokerage fees. Choose the best answer.

Early in the year, Scott buys an American call option on 100 shares of Exxon-Mobil common stock with a June expiration and a strike price of $20 per share. He pays a premium of $10.10. Exxon-Mobil common stock currently is trading for $27.05 per share. Assume that today is now the expiration date for the contract. What is the lowest price on Exxon-Mobil common stock at which Scott would exercise his call option? Assume the price increment at which the common stock trades is a penny, i.e., $0.01. Ignore brokerage fees.