
Explanation:
If the stock falls to , then a call option with strike is out of the money and expires worthless.
So:
Hence, the payoff leverage ratio is zero.
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Q-138.4 Assume the same as above: you have (X) dollars to invest entirely in either stock at a price of S(0) or call options with K = S(0) that have a premium cost of c(0). The payoff leverage ratio is the ratio of future option payoff divided by the future stock payoff. If the stock drops 50% to one-half the value of S(0), what is the payoff leverage ratio?
A
zero
B
2.0
C
S(0)/c(0)
D
c(0)/S(0)