Question

Your client holds 1 listed XYZ August 50 call. A cash dividend of $2.50 per share is declared. On the ex-date, the terms of the call are: (A) Exercise Price: $47.50, Number of Underlying Shares per Contract of XYZ: 102 (B) Exercise Price:$50.00, Number of Underlying Shares per Contract of XYZ: 100 (C) Exercise Price: $52.50, Number of Underlying Shares per Contract of XYZ: 97 (D) Exercise Price: $52.50, Number of Underlying Shares per Contract of XYZ: 102

Answer 1

Answer:

(B) Exercise Price:$50.00, Number of Underlying Shares per Contract of XYZ: 100

Explanation:

The declaration of the dividends will not affect the exercise price of the call, it will still be $50 per stock. Also, the number of stocks included in the call will not change because a cash dividend is declared, they will still be 100 stocks included in the call contract. The cash dividend affects the market price of the stock, but not the call or put options.