15-1ChapterFifteenMarketsforOptionsandContingentClaimsThischaptercontains50multiplechoicequestions,15shortproblems,and9longerproblems
MultipleChoice1
Anoptiontobuyaspecifieditematafixedpriceisa(n)________;anoptiontosellisa________
(a)put;call(b)spotoption,call(c)call;put(d)put;spotoptionAnswer:(c)2
A(n)________optioncanbeexerciseduptoandontheexpirationdate,whereasa(n)________optioncanonlybeexercisedontheexpirationdate
(a)American-type;Bermudan-type(b)American-type;European-type(c)European-type;American-type(d)Bermudan-type;European-typeAnswer:(b)3
Thedifferencebetweenexercisepriceandcurrentstockpriceisthetangiblevalueofan________,andthedifferencebetweenthecurrentstockpriceandexercisepriceisthetangiblevalueofan________
(a)outofthemoneyputoption;inthemoneycalloption(b)inthemoneyputoption;out