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Treasury Management - Hand-out Questions 7

Basic Option Concepts

Consider the following extracts from the Financial Review:


Jan 5th, 20012 February 1st, 2012

Use diagrams to assis your explanation of the following questions:


1. Explain why ANZ call options expiring in March 2012 with exercise
prices of $20.50 and $22.50 had ‘fair values’ of $1.24 and 17c
respectively on February 1st, 2012.

2. Explain why ANZ put options expiring in April 2012 with exercise
prices of $17.00 and $20.50 had ‘fair values’ of 6c and 46c respectively
on February 1st, 2012.

3. Explain why ANZ call options with an exercise price of $21.50 expiring
in February, March, April and June 2012 had ‘fair values’ of 23c, 56c,
73c, and 93c respectively on February 1st, 2012.

4. Compare the ‘fair values’for ANZ call options quoted on January 5th,
2012 for February exercise with a $21.00 exercise price with the same
options quoted on February 1st, 2012.

5. Compare the ‘fair values’for ANZ put options quoted on January 5th,
2012 for March expiry with a $21.00 exercise price with the same options
quoted on February 1st, 2012.

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