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Stock Trading: Payoff of a Call

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Scenario: You own a call option on Intuit stock with a strike price of $40. The option will expire in exactly three months time.

Questions:
a. If the stock is trading at $55 in three months, what will be the payoff of the call?
b. If the stock is trading at $35 in three months, what will be the payoff of the call?
c. Draw a payoff diagram showing the value of the call at expiration as a function of the stock price at expiration.

Please answer using Excel.

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a. If the stock is trading at $55 in three months, what will be the payoff of the call?

Payoff for a call option = Max (0, Stock Price - Exercise Price )
Stock Price = $55.00
Exercise (Strike) Price = ...

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