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Jon Bowden
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This question features in the revision book as number 6 and I am having trouble with the last part.
I get that Investor B has a portfolio of value £1,079,660, with £1m in cash and 1,000,000 call options worth £0.07966 each.
If the share price instantly jumps to 120, we can recalculate the option price using Black Scholes to get f = £0.22147.
The cash stays fixed and the value of the portfolio is now £1,221,470 which is greater than the £1,200,000 Investor A has.
The solution uses delta against the change in share price to conclude Investor A is better off, but surely re-pricing the option is more accurate and in this case contradictory to the solution?
Am I doing something wrong?
I get that Investor B has a portfolio of value £1,079,660, with £1m in cash and 1,000,000 call options worth £0.07966 each.
If the share price instantly jumps to 120, we can recalculate the option price using Black Scholes to get f = £0.22147.
The cash stays fixed and the value of the portfolio is now £1,221,470 which is greater than the £1,200,000 Investor A has.
The solution uses delta against the change in share price to conclude Investor A is better off, but surely re-pricing the option is more accurate and in this case contradictory to the solution?
Am I doing something wrong?