Multiple Choice
You write a put option on a share. The profit at contract maturity of the option position is ________ where X equals the option's strike price, ST is the share price at contract expiration and P0 is the original premium of the put option.
A) Max(P0, X - ST - P0)
B) Min(-P0, X - ST - P0)
C) Min(P0, ST - X + P0)
D) Max(0, ST - X - P0)
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