You purchased a call option for $3.45 17 days ago. The call has a strike price of $45, and the stock is now trading for $51. If you exercise the call today, what will be your holding-period return? If you do not exercise the call today and it expires, what will be your holding-period return?

73.9%;-100%

Explanation:

1. Calculation to determine what will be your holding period return If you exercise the call today

First step is to determine the Forest profit

If the call is exercised

Gross profit =$51 - 45

Gross profit= $6

Second step is to calculate the Net profit

Net profit =$6 -$3.45

Net profit = $2.55.

Now let calculate The holding period return Holding period return=$2.55/$3.45

Holding period return = .739 *100

Holding period return=73.9%

Therefore If you exercise the call today, what will be your holding-period return will be 73.8%

2. Calculation to determine what will be your holding period return If you do not exercise the call today and it expires,

Holding period return= ($0 -$3.45)/$3.45

Holding period return=-$3.45/$3.45

Holding period return = -1.00*100

Holding period return= -100%

Therefore If you do not exercise the call today and it expires, what will be your holding period return will be -100%