
Explanation:
A straddle is created by buying a call and buying a put with the same strike price and expiration.
In a straddle strategy, a profit can be made if or , where is the asset price at time T, is the strike price, and is the cost of setting up the straddle.
In this case, with and :
Therefore, a profit is made if or if .
Note: A long straddle is created by purchasing a call and a put with the same strike price and expiration, while a short straddle is created by selling a call and a put with the same strike price and expiration.
Q.4915 A straddle is created from a call and a put with the same strike price of USD 45. If the options have the same time of expiration and that the cost of setting up the straddle is 5, what conditions will lead to a profit on the straddle?
A
If or if
B
If
C
D
$10 < S_T < 50$
E
None
F
None
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