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The price of a stock is $50. The price of a one-year European put option on the stock with a strike price of $45 is quoted as $2 and the price of a one-year European call option on the stock with a strike price of $55 is quoted as $3. Suppose that an investor buys 200 shares, shorts 200 call options, and buys 200 put options.

a) Draw a diagram illustrating how the investors profit or loss varies with the stock price over the next year.

b) How does your answer change if the investor buys 100 shares, shorts 150 call options, and buys 150 put options?

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