AdvancedMultiple choice
You are short a call struck at exactly where the stock is trading into the close on expiry day. What is your problem?
- AYou do not know whether you will be assigned, so your Monday delta is unknown
- BThe option’s value is impossible to determine
- CGamma is infinite, so any hedge is instantly wrong
- DThe exchange may cancel the contract
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