1. The CFO of Financial Savings has just been granted at-the-money options on 200,000 shares. The options expire in three years. The firm’s stock is currently trading at $22 a share, the volatility of the returns as measured by standard deviation is 19 percent, and the continuously compounded risk-free rate is 3.6 percent. What is the value of d1 as it is used in the Black- Scholes option pricing model?
.5412
.4927
.1842
.4102
.4583
2. If you hold a bond, you could have taxable income from this bond even though you received no cash flows from the bond; True or False? Explain please.