Derivatives - Tutorial #6 – Solutions

1. See notes

Questions

2. 18-1 The market value of an option is typically higher than its exercise
value due to the speculative nature of the investment. Options allow
investors to gain a high degree of personal leverage when buying
securities. The option allows the investor to limit his or her loss
but amplify his or her return. The exact amount this protection is
worth is the premium over the exercise value.

3.18-5 If the elimination of volatile cash flows through risk management

techniques does not significantly change a firm’s expected future cash
flows and WACC, investors will be indifferent to holding a company with
volatile cash flows versus a company with stable cash flows. Note that
investors can reduce volatility themselves: (1) through portfolio
diver-sification, or (2) through their own use of derivatives.

Problems
4.18-1 Call option’s market price = $7; Stock’s price = $30; Option
exercise price = $25.

a. Exercise value = Current stock price - Exercise price

= $30 - $25
= $5.00.

b. Premium value = Option’s market price - Exercise value

= $7 - $5
= $2.00.

5.18-2 a. The value of an option increases as the stock price increases,

but by less than the stock price increase.

b. An increase in the volatility of the stock price increases the value

of an option. The riskier the underlying security, the more
valuable the option.

c. As the risk-free rate increases, the option’s value increases.

d. The shorter the time to expiration of the option, the lower the
value of the option. The option’s value depends on the chances for
an increase in the price of the underlying stock, and the longer the
option has to go, the higher the stock price may climb.

Therefore, conditions a, b, and c will cause an option’s market value

to increase.
6.18-3 P = $15; X = $15; t = 0.5; kRF = 0.10; Φ2 = 0.12; d1 = 0.32660;
d2 = 0.08165; N(d1) = 0.62795; N(d2) = 0.53252; V = ?

Using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, you calculate the

option’s value as:

V = P[N(d1)] - Xe-kRF t [N(d2)]

= $15(0.62795) - $15e(-0.10)(0.5)(0.53252)
= $9.4193 - $15(0.9512)(0.53252)
= $1.8211 ≈ $1.82.

7.18-4 Option’s exercise price = $15; Exercise value = $22; Premium value =
$5; V = ? P0 = ?
Premium = Market price - Exercise value
$5 = V - $22
V = $27.

Exercise value = P0 - Exercise price

$22 = P0 - $15
P0 = $37.

8.
(d1) = -0.848

(d2) = -1.093

V = $0.726

9.
(d1) = 1.468

(d2) = 1.208

V = $6.056
10.
 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Change Change Change Change Change
Original in P in X in Krf in t in S2

(d1) = 1.468 1.835 1.101 1.491 1.434 1.412

(d2) = 1.208 1.575 0.841 1.231 1.162 1.140

V = $6.056 $7.956 $4.862 $6.131 $6.166 $6.092

 INTEGRATED CASE
Tropical Sweets Inc.
Derivatives and Corporate Risk Management

18-9 ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE JUST BEEN HIRED AS A FINANCIAL ANALYST BY
TROPICAL SWEETS INC., A MID-SIZED CALIFORNIA COMPANY THAT
SPECIALIZES IN CREATING EXOTIC CANDIES FROM TROPICAL FRUITS SUCH AS
MANGOES, PAPAYAS, AND DATES. THE FIRM’S CEO, GEORGE YAMAGUCHI,
RECENTLY RETURNED FROM AN INDUSTRY CORPORATE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE IN
SAN FRANCISCO, AND ONE OF THE SESSIONS HE ATTENDED WAS ON THE
PRESSING NEED FOR SMALLER COMPANIES TO INSTITUTE CORPORATE RISK
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. SINCE NO ONE AT TROPICAL SWEETS IS FAMILIAR
WITH THE BASICS OF DERIVATIVES AND CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT,
YAMAGUCHI HAS ASKED YOU TO PREPARE A BRIEF REPORT THAT THE FIRM’S
EXECUTIVES COULD USE TO GAIN AT LEAST A CURSORY UNDERSTANDING OF THE
TOPICS.
TO BEGIN, YOU GATHERED SOME OUTSIDE MATERIALS ON DERIVATIVES AND
CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND USED THESE MATERIALS TO DRAFT A LIST
OF PERTINENT QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED. IN FACT, ONE
POSSIBLE APPROACH TO THE PAPER IS TO USE A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER
FORMAT. NOW THAT THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN DRAFTED, YOU HAVE TO
DEVELOP THE ANSWERS.

A. WHY MIGHT STOCKHOLDERS BE INDIFFERENT TO WHETHER OR NOT A FIRM

REDUCES THE VOLATILITY OF ITS CASH FLOWS?

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-1 AND S18-2 HERE.] IF VOLATILITY IN CASH FLOWS IS NOT
CAUSED BY SYSTEMATIC RISK, THEN STOCKHOLDERS CAN ELIMINATE THE RISK
OF VOLATILE CASH FLOWS BY DIVERSIFYING THEIR PORTFOLIOS. ALSO, IF A
COMPANY DECIDED TO HEDGE AWAY THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE
VOLATILITY OF ITS CASH FLOWS, THE COMPANY WOULD HAVE TO PASS ON THE
COSTS OF HEDGING TO THE INVESTORS. SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS CAN HEDGE
RISKS THEMSELVES AND THUS THEY ARE INDIFFERENT AS TO WHO ACTUALLY
DOES THE HEDGING.

B. WHAT ARE SEVEN REASONS RISK MANAGEMENT MIGHT INCREASE THE VALUE OF A
CORPORATION?
ANSWER: [SHOW S18-3 AND S18-4 HERE.] THERE ARE NO STUDIES PROVING THAT RISK
MANAGEMENT EITHER DOES OR DOES NOT ADD VALUE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE
SEVEN REASONS WHY RISK MANAGEMENT MIGHT INCREASE THE VALUE OF A
FIRM. RISK MANAGEMENT ALLOWS CORPORATIONS TO (1) INCREASE THEIR USE
OF DEBT; (2) MAINTAIN THEIR OPTIMAL CAPITAL BUDGET OVER TIME; (3)
AVOID COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FINANCIAL DISTRESS; (4) UTILIZE THEIR
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES IN HEDGING RELATIVE TO THE HEDGING ABILITY OF
INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS; (5) REDUCE BOTH THE RISKS AND COSTS OF
BORROWING BY USING SWAPS; (6) REDUCE THE HIGHER TAXES THAT RESULT
FROM FLUCTUATING EARNINGS; AND (7) INITIATE COMPENSATION PROGRAMS TO
REWARD MANAGERS FOR ACHIEVING STABLE EARNINGS.

C. WHAT IS AN OPTION? WHAT IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTIC

OF AN OPTION?

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-5 AND S18-6 HERE.] AN OPTION IS A CONTRACT THAT GIVES ITS
HOLDER THE RIGHT TO BUY (OR SELL) AN ASSET AT SOME PREDETERMINED
PRICE WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. AN OPTION’S MOST IMPORTANT
CHARACTERISTIC IS THAT IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE ITS OWNER TO TAKE ANY
ACTION; IT MERELY GIVES THE OWNER THE RIGHT TO BUY OR SELL AN ASSET.

D. OPTIONS HAVE A UNIQUE SET OF TERMINOLOGY. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING

TERMS: CALL OPTION; PUT OPTION; EXERCISE PRICE; STRIKING, OR STRIKE,
PRICE; OPTION PRICE; EXPIRATION DATE; EXERCISE VALUE; COVERED
OPTION; NAKED OPTION; IN-THE-MONEY CALL; OUT-OF-THE-MONEY CALL; AND
LEAPS.

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-7 THROUGH S18-10 HERE.]

A CALL OPTION IS AN OPTION TO BUY A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF SHARES OF A

SECURITY WITHIN SOME FUTURE PERIOD.

A PUT OPTION IS AN OPTION TO SELL A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF SHARES OF A

SECURITY WITHIN SOME FUTURE PERIOD.

EXERCISE PRICE IS ANOTHER NAME FOR STRIKE PRICE, THE PRICE STATED IN
THE OPTION CONTRACT AT WHICH THE SECURITY CAN BE BOUGHT (OR SOLD).
 THE STRIKE PRICE IS THE PRICE STATED IN THE OPTION CONTRACT AT WHICH
THE SECURITY CAN BE BOUGHT (OR SOLD).

THE OPTION PRICE IS THE MARKET PRICE OF THE OPTION CONTRACT.

THE EXPIRATION DATE IS THE DATE THE OPTION MATURES.

THE EXERCISE VALUE IS THE VALUE OF A CALL OPTION IF IT WERE

EXERCISED TODAY, AND IT IS EQUAL TO THE CURRENT STOCK PRICE MINUS
THE STRIKE PRICE.

A COVERED OPTION IS A CALL OPTION WRITTEN AGAINST STOCK HELD IN AN

INVESTOR’S PORTFOLIO.

A NAKED OPTION IS AN OPTION SOLD WITHOUT THE STOCK TO BACK IT UP.

AN IN-THE-MONEY CALL IS A CALL OPTION WHOSE EXERCISE PRICE IS LESS

THAN THE CURRENT PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING STOCK.

AN OUT-OF-THE-MONEY CALL IS A CALL OPTION WHOSE EXERCISE PRICE

EXCEEDS THE CURRENT STOCK PRICE.

LEAPS STANDS FOR LONG-TERM EQUITY ANTICIPATION SECURITIES. THEY ARE

SIMILAR TO CONVENTIONAL OPTIONS EXCEPT THEY ARE LONG-TERM OPTIONS
WITH MATURITIES OF UP TO 2½ YEARS.

E. CONSIDER TROPICAL SWEETS’ CALL OPTION WITH A $25 STRIKE PRICE. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE CONTAINS HISTORICAL VALUES FOR THIS OPTION AT
DIFFERENT STOCK PRICES:

STOCK PRICE CALL OPTION PRICE

$25 $ 3.00
30 7.50
35 12.00
40 16.50
45 21.00
50 25.50

1. CREATE A TABLE THAT SHOWS (A) STOCK PRICE, (B) STRIKE PRICE,
(C) EXERCISE VALUE, (D) OPTION PRICE, AND (E) THE PREMIUM OF OPTION
PRICE OVER EXERCISE VALUE.
ANSWER: [SHOW S18-11 THROUGH S18-13 HERE.]

PRICE OF STRIKE EXERCISE VALUE MARKET PRICE PREMIUM

STOCK PRICE OF OPTION OF OPTION (D)-(C)=
(A) (B) (A)-(B)=(C) (D) (E)
$25.00 $25.00 $ 0.00 $ 3.00 $3.00
30.00 25.00 5.00 7.50 2.50
35.00 25.00 10.00 12.00 2.00
40.00 25.00 15.00 16.50 1.50
45.00 25.00 20.00 21.00 1.00
50.00 25.00 25.00 25.50 0.50

E. 2. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PREMIUM OF OPTION PRICE OVER EXERCISE VALUE AS

THE STOCK PRICE RISES? WHY?

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-14 AND S18-15 HERE.] AS THE TABLE SHOWS, THE PREMIUM OF
THE OPTION PRICE OVER THE EXERCISE VALUE DECLINES AS THE STOCK PRICE
INCREASES. THIS IS DUE TO THE DECLINING DEGREE OF LEVERAGE PROVIDED
BY OPTIONS AS THE UNDERLYING STOCK PRICE INCREASES, AND TO THE
GREATER LOSS POTENTIAL OF OPTIONS AT HIGHER OPTION PRICES.

F. IN 1973, FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES DEVELOPED THE BLACK-SCHOLES

OPTION PRICING MODEL (OPM).

1. WHAT ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLIE THE OPM?

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-16 AND S18-17 HERE.] THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT UNDERLIE THE
OPM ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• THE STOCK UNDERLYING THE CALL OPTION PROVIDES NO DIVIDENDS DURING

THE LIFE OF THE OPTION.

• NO TRANSACTIONS COSTS ARE INVOLVED WITH THE SALE OR PURCHASE OF

EITHER THE STOCK OR THE OPTION.

• THE SHORT-TERM, RISK-FREE INTEREST RATE IS KNOWN AND IS CONSTANT

DURING THE LIFE OF THE OPTION.
• SECURITY BUYERS MAY BORROW ANY FRACTION OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AT
THE SHORT-TERM, RISK-FREE RATE.
 • SHORT-TERM SELLING IS PERMITTED WITHOUT PENALTY, AND SELLERS
RECEIVE IMMEDIATELY THE FULL CASH PROCEEDS AT TODAY’S PRICE FOR
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT.

• THE CALL OPTION CAN BE EXERCISED ONLY ON ITS EXPIRATION DATE.

• SECURITY TRADING TAKES PLACE IN CONTINUOUS TIME, AND STOCK PRICES

MOVE RANDOMLY IN CONTINUOUS TIME.

F. 2. WRITE OUT THE THREE EQUATIONS THAT CONSTITUTE THE MODEL.

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-18 HERE.] THE OPM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING THREE
EQUATIONS:

V = P[N(d1)]− Xe −k RF t[N(d2)].

ln(P/X)+[kRF +(σ2/2)]t
d1 = .
σ t

d2 = d1 − σ t .

HERE,

V = CURRENT VALUE OF A CALL OPTION WITH TIME t UNTIL EXPIRATION.

P = CURRENT PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING STOCK.

N(di) = PROBABILITY THAT A DEVIATION LESS THAN di WILL OCCUR IN A

STANDARD NORMAL DISTRIBUTION. THUS, N(d1) AND N(d2) REPRESENT
AREAS UNDER A STANDARD NORMAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION.

X = EXERCISE, OR STRIKE, PRICE OF THE OPTION.

e ≈ 2.7183.

kRF = RISK-FREE INTEREST RATE.

t = TIME UNTIL THE OPTION EXPIRES (THE OPTION PERIOD).

ln(P/X) = NATURAL LOGARITHM OF P/X.

σ2 = VARIANCE OF THE RATE OF RETURN ON THE STOCK.

F. 3. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THE FOLLOWING CALL OPTION ACCORDING TO THE OPM?
 STOCK PRICE = $27.00.
EXERCISE PRICE = $25.00.
TIME TO EXPIRATION = 6 MONTHS.
RISK-FREE RATE = 6.0%.
STOCK RETURN VARIANCE = 0.11.

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-19 AND S18-20 HERE.] THE INPUT VARIABLES ARE:

P = $27.00; X = $25.00; kRF = 6.0%; t = 6 months = 0.5 years; and Φ2 =

0.11.

NOW, WE PROCEED TO USE THE OPM: V = $27[N(d1)] - $25e-(0.06)(0.5)[N(d2)].

ln($27/$25)+ [(0.06 + 0.11/2)](0.5)

d1 =
(0.3317)(0.7071)
0.0770 + 0.0575
= = 0.5736.
0.2345

d2 = d1 - (0.3317)(0.7071) = d1 - 0.2345
= 0.5736 - 0.2345 = 0.3391.

N(d1) = N(0.5736) = 0.5000 + 0.2168 = 0.7168.

N(d2) = N(0.3391) = 0.5000 + 0.1327 = 0.6327.

THEREFORE,

V = $27(0.7168) - $25e-0.03(0.6327) = $19.3536 - $25(0.97045)(0.6327)

= $19.3536 - $15.3500 = $4.0036 ≈ $4.00.

THUS, UNDER THE OPM, THE VALUE OF THE CALL OPTION IS ABOUT $4.00.

G. WHAT EFFECT DOES EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CALL OPTION PARAMETERS HAVE
ON THE VALUE OF A CALL OPTION?

1. CURRENT STOCK PRICE

2. EXERCISE PRICE
3. OPTION’S TERM TO MATURITY
4. RISK-FREE RATE
5. VARIABILITY OF THE STOCK PRICE

ANSWER: [SHOW S18-21 AND S18-22 HERE.]

1. THE VALUE OF A CALL OPTION INCREASES (DECREASES) AS THE CURRENT
STOCK PRICE INCREASES (DECREASES).

2. AS THE EXERCISE PRICE OF THE OPTION INCREASES (DECREASES), THE

VALUE OF THE OPTION DECREASES (INCREASES).

3. AS THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE OPTION IS LENGTHENED, THE VALUE OF

THE OPTION INCREASES. THIS IS BECAUSE THE VALUE OF THE OPTION
DEPENDS ON THE CHANCE OF A STOCK PRICE INCREASE, AND THE LONGER
THE OPTION PERIOD, THE HIGHER THE STOCK PRICE CAN CLIMB.

4. AS THE RISK-FREE RATE INCREASES, THE VALUE OF THE OPTION TENDS TO

INCREASE AS WELL. SINCE INCREASES IN THE RISK-FREE RATE TEND TO
DECREASE THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE OPTION’S EXERCISE PRICE, THEY
ALSO TEND TO INCREASE THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE OPTION.

5. THE GREATER THE VARIANCE IN THE UNDERLYING STOCK PRICE, THE

GREATER THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE STOCK’S PRICE WILL EXCEED THE
EXERCISE PRICE OF THE OPTION; THUS, THE MORE VALUABLE THE OPTION
WILL BE.