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

73.9%

Explanation:

Calculation for what will be your holding-period return

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?

First step is to find the Gross profit

Using this formula

Gross profit=Strike price- Stock Trading amount

Let plug in the formula

Gross profit =$51 - 45

Gross profit= $6

Second step is to find the Net profit

Using this formula

Net profit=Gross profit-Call option

Let plug in the

Net profit is $6 - 3.45

Net profit= $2.55

The last step is to find the Holding period return

Using this formula

Holding period return =Net profit/Call option

Let plug in the formula

Holding period return=$2.55/$3.45

Holding period return= 0.739*100

Holding period return =73.9%

Therefore what will be your holding-period return is 73.9%

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