Option Analysis (Tutorial)


ABC 50 Strike 45Strike 50
  CallPutCallPut
Price $9.1 $3.95 $5.8 $5.6
Potential profit $8.84 $1.33 $7.14 $4.68
Option is: overpriced by $0.26 or 14.70% overpriced by $2.62 or 66.37% underpriced by $1.34 or 23.07% overpriced by $0.92 or 16.46%
 
Term 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days
Interest 4 4 4 4
Effect of Strike $2.21 $-2.79 $0.0 $0.0
Effect of Interest $0.13 $0.04 $0.09 $0.07
Effect of Smile $1.08 $1.11 $0.0 $0.0

As you go through the TUTORIAL, every row in this table will be explained.

The critical information for traders is above the blue border. Taking the 50call as an example:

The potential high of the stock is $62.94. If the stock reaches that point, the call will make $12.94, of which $5.8 is prepaid premium. The potential profit of the option is therefore 12.94 - 5.8 = $7.14. Because this is greater than the option price, the call is underpriced.

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