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Using the resources at your campus or public library (or on the Internet), complete each of the following tasks. (Note: Show your work for all calculations.) a. Find an in-the-money call that has 2 or 3 months to expiration. (Select an equity option that is at least $2 or $3 in-the-money.) What’s the fundamental value of this option and how much premium is it carrying? Using the current market price of the underlying stock (the one listed with the option), determine what kind of dollar and percentage return the option would generate if the underlying stock goes up 10%. How about if the stock goes down 10%? b. Repeat part a, but this time use an in-the-money put. (Choose an equity option that’s at least $2 or $3 in-the-money and has 2 or 3 months to expiration.) Answer the same questions as above. c. Repeat once more the exercise in part a, but this time use an out-of-the-money call. (Select an equity option, at least $2 or $3 out-of-the-money with 2 or 3 months to expiration.) Answer the same questions. d. Compare the valuation properties and performance characteristics of in-the-money calls and out-of-the-money calls (from parts a and c). Note some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.