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What are both the payoff and the profit or loss per share for an investor in the following twosituations?
i. Jean buys the June, 2022 expiration Paypal call option for $6.40 with an exercise priceof $120, if the Paypal stock price at the expiration date is $132?
ii. Joan buys a Paypal put option for $4.50 with the same expiration date and exerciseprice as Jean’s call option, and the Paypal stock price is also $132 at the expirationdate?
(i)
Payoff per share
= Stock price at expiration-Strike price
= $132-$120
= $12
Profit per share
= Payoff per share-Premium
= $12-$6.40
= $5.60
(ii)
As the strike price is less than the stock price, put option will not be exercised and hence payoff will be zero.
Loss per share
= Payoff per share-Premium
= $0-$4.50
= -$4.50
i. Payoff per share is $12.
Profit per share is $5.60.