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You have been following stocks of PayPal (PYPL) and feel somewhat bullish in the short term. You decided to trade this stock using options, specifically using a Money call spread. You bought one of the $200 PYPL call options contract with a premium of $12.82 and sold one of the $220 call options contract with a premium of $7. You kept this position until the expiration date when PayPal stock sells for $223.96, at that point you have a profit of $_____________ from this transaction. Recall that each contract includes 100 shares. Enter a negative number for losses. Enter your answer in the box below. Round your answer to two decimals.
Profit of money call spread = max(St - X1, 0) - max(St - X2, 0) - Premium paid
St = Stock price at expiry = $223.96
X1 = Bought call option strike = $200
X2 = Sold call option strike = $220
Premium paid = Bought call option premium - Sold call option premium
Premium paid = 12.82 - 7
Premium paid = $5.82
Profit of money call spread = max(223.96 - 200, 0) - max(223.96 - 220, 0) - 5.82
Profit of money call spread = max(23.96, 0) - max(3.96,0) - 5.82
Profit of money call spread = 23.96 - 3.96 - 5.82
Profit of money call spread = $14.18
Profit of money call spread for one contract = 14.18 * 100
Profit of money call spread for one contract = $1,418