Requirement 1
To Select:
If a 10-year Treasury bond with a 5% coupon rate or a 10 year T-bond with a 6% coupon rate should sell at a greater price.
Introduction:
Treasury bonds and Treasury notes are the forms of borrowing of the U.S. Government. These are coupon paying bonds that pay the interests semiannually called coupon payments. These are generally issued at or near par value. The design of these is similar to that of the coupon paying corporate bonds. The maturity of treasury notes can range up to 10 years. The Treasury bonds have a maturity anywhere between 10 to 30 years.
Requirement 2
To Select:
If a three month expiration call option with exercise price of $40 or a three month call with exercise price of $35 will sell at greater price.
Introduction:
Derivative assets are securities whose payoff depends on the other securities' prices. A call option allows buying the asset at a certain price before or on the expiration date which is specified. The specific price is referred to as the exercise price or the strike price.
Requirement 3
To Select:
If a put option of a stock selling at $50 or another stock having other features same but with put option at $60 should be sold at a greater price.
Introduction:
Derivative assets are securities whose payoff depends on the other securities' prices. A call option allows buying the asset at a certain price before or on the expiration date which is specified. The specific price is referred to as the exercise price or the strike price. Put option is the right for selling a given asset on or before a specified expiration time for a specified price called the exercise price.
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