Financial Derivatives

Part I.
Select a security from a publicly traded company. Research Put contracts on this company’s stock. (Nike) Determine the following. Then explain the put strategy employed by this Company
• The put premium
• The exercise price
• The expiration date
Part II
Define and Explain the uses of each of the following principles of option pricing:
• Minimum value of the put or call
• Maximum value of a put or call
• Value of a put or call at expiration
• Effect of time to expiration
• Effect of exercise price
• Effect of interest rates
• Effect of stock volatility