CHAPTER 8—FINANCIAL OPTIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN CORPORATE FINANCE TRUE/FALSE 1. An option is a contract that gives its holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price within a spec ified period of time. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STA: DISC: Derivatives LOC: TBA TOP: Options KEY: Bloom’s: Knowledge 2. The strike price is the p

• Question 1 4 out of 4 points An investor who writes standard call options against stock held in his or her portfolio is said to be selling what type of options? Answer Selected Answer: Covered Cor rect Answer: Covered • Question 2 4 out of 4 points Which of the following statements is most correct, holding other things constant, for XYZ Corporation's traded call options? Answer Selected Answer: The price of these call options is likely to rise if XYZ's stock price rises. Correct Answer: ...

CHAPTER 8—FINANCIAL OPTIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN CORPORATE FINANCE TRUE/FALSE 1. An option is a contract that gives its holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price within a spec ified period of time. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STA: DISC: Derivatives LOC: TBA TOP: Options KEY: Bloom’s: Knowledge 2. The strike price is the p

CHAPTER 8—FINANCIAL OPTIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN CORPORATE FINANCE TRUE/FALSE 1. An option is a contract that gives its holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price within a specified period of time. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STA: DISC: Derivatives LOC: TBA TOP: Options KEY: Bloom’s: Knowledge

• Question 1 4 out of 4 points An investor who writes standard call options against stock held in his or her portfolio is said to be selling what type of options? Answer Selected Answer: Covered Cor rect Answer: Covered • Question 2 4 out of 4 points Which of the following statements is most correct, holding other things constant, for XYZ Corporation's traded call options? Answer Selected Answer: The price of these call options is likely to rise if XYZ's stock price rises. Correct Answer: ...