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Say you observe the premiums of stock call options as follows,
Strike Price | 50 | 55 | 60 |
Option Premium | 18 | 15 | 11 |
what would be the arbitrage trading strategy?
A. Long one 50-strike call, short two 55-strike call, long one
60-strike call
B. Long two 50-strike call, short one 55-strike call, long two
60-strike call
C. Short one 50-strike call, short one 55-strike call, long two
stocks
D. Short one 50-strike call, long two 55-strike call, short one
60-strike call
What would be the arbitrage trading strategy?
Long one 50-strike call, short two 55-strike call, long one 60-strike call
As C2>=(18+11)/2
=>C2>=14.50
We must sell overvalued option in this case middle strike option