You are given: (i) The following prices of 1-year European call options on the same stock for
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You are given:
(i) The following prices of 1-year European call options on the same stock for various strikes:
(ii) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 6%.
Describe transactions you can enter into to exploit an arbitrage opportunity (if one exists).
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Strike Price $20 $25 $30 Call Price $50.0 $44.5 $42.0
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To exploit an arbitrage opportunity in European call options we can use the following strategy Identify a violation of putcall parity Putcall parity is a relationship between the prices of European pu...View the full answer
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