### Comment:
Because there's a theta premium built into each and every option. If the price does not move up fast enough...theta will cause you to lose money over time unless the intrinsic value &gt; than the price you paid, at which pt you will continue to lose theta 
  but your position is net positive.

### REPLY:
If he paid $1.05 for a $152.50 call, he is in the money at $153.55. 
 And deeper in the money the higher the stock trades.

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