Question

Some of the most common applications of real options are with property and insurance. A real estate option grants the holder the right to buy or sell a piece of property at an established price sometime in the future. If the price of the property goes _____, the owner of the option is likely to buy it. If the market value of the property ______ the strike price, the option holder is unlikely to execute the purchase.

Answer 1

Answer: up; drops below

Explanation: An option holder may be reffered to an individual who owns an option. Owning an option means that the option holder has the right to buy or sell an asset at a given price sometimes later. Therefore, as an option holder who possess the right to buy or sell, if the established price of the property or asset goes up or increases, the option holder will likely make a purchase or not if the Fair value of the property falls below the price at which the option can be exercised.