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You own 200 shares of stock which you would like to have the right to sell at $40 a share. The 40 call option is quoted at $.35 bid, $.40 ask. The 40 put is quoted at $.50 bid, $.55 ask. How much will it cost you to obtain the right to sell all your shares at $40 a share?
To have the right to sell, I would need put options. And to buy them, I would have to pay the ask price which is $0.55. Hence, it will cost me = 0.55 x 200 = 110$