Imagine that Apple's stock price will either rise by 33.3% or fall by 25% over the next

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Imagine that Apple's stock price will either rise by 33.3% or fall by 25% over the next six months (see Section 21-1). Recalculate the value of the call option (exercise price = $400) using
(a) The replicating portfolio method and
(b) The risk-neutral method.
Explain intuitively why the option value rises from the value computed in Section 21-1.
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Principles of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0078034763

11th edition

Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen

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