You have taken a long position in a call option on IBM common stock. The option has an exercise price of $142 and IBM's stock cu
rrently trades at $148. The option premium is $7 per contract. a. How much of the option premium is due to intrinsic value versus time value? b. What is your net profit on the option if IBM’s stock price increases to $158 at expiration of the option and you exercise the option? c. What is your net profit if IBM’s stock price decreases to $138?
15²-9²= x² use Pythagoras' theorum and square the two smaller sides to get the square of the hypotenuse (the diagonal) then rearrange this to get the above calculation