Questions from General Investment


Q: What are the conditional prepayment rates for seasoned 50 PSA, 200

What are the conditional prepayment rates for seasoned 50 PSA, 200 PSA, and 400 PSA mortgages if the 100 PSA benchmark is 3 percent per year? How do you interpret these numbers?

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Q: What does an option’s delta tell us? Suppose a call option

What does an option’s delta tell us? Suppose a call option with a delta of 0.60 sells for $5.00. If the stock price rises by $1, what will happen to the call’s value?

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Q: In Problem 16, what is the single monthly mortality for seasoned

In Problem 16, what is the single monthly mortality for seasoned 50 PSA, 200 PSA, and 400 PSA mortgages? How do you interpret these numbers? Data from Problem 16: What are the conditional prepayment...

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Q: You can also create a butterfly spread using puts by buying a

You can also create a butterfly spread using puts by buying a put at K1, buying a put at K3, and selling two puts at K2. All of the puts are on the same stock and have the same expiration date, and th...

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Q: Suppose you write 10 call option contracts with a $50 strike

Suppose you write 10 call option contracts with a $50 strike. The premium is $2.75. Evaluate your potential gains and losses at option expiration for stock prices of $40, $50, and $60.

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Q: What are the six factors that determine an option’s price?

What are the six factors that determine an option’s price?

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Q: What are the 10K and 10Q reports? By whom are they

What are the 10K and 10Q reports? By whom are they filed? What do they contain? With whom are they filed? What is the easiest way to retrieve one?

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Q: What is the impact of an increase in the volatility of the

What is the impact of an increase in the volatility of the underlying stock on an option’s value? Explain.

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Q: Buying a put option on a stock you own is sometimes called

Buying a put option on a stock you own is sometimes called “stock price insurance.” Why?

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Q: What is the intrinsic value of a call option? How do

What is the intrinsic value of a call option? How do we interpret this value?

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