16. A stock is priced at 125.37, the continuously compounded risk-free rate is 4.4 per- cent, and...
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16. A stock is priced at 125.37, the continuously compounded risk-free rate is 4.4 per- cent, and the volatility is 21 percent. There are no dividends. Answer the following questions.
a. Determine a fair price for a two-year asset-or-nothing option with exercise price of 120.
b. Assuming you purchased the asset-or-nothing option at the price you determined in
a, calculate your profit if the asset price at expiration is (1) 138 and (2) 114.
c. Determine a fair price for a two-year cash-or-nothing option with exercise price of 120 that pays 120 if it expires in-the-money.
d. Assuming you purchased the cash-or-nothing option at the price you determined in
c, calculate your profit if the asset price at expiration is (1) 138 or (2) 114.
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An Introduction To Derivatives And Risk Management
ISBN: 9780324321395
7th Edition
Authors: Don M. Chance, Roberts Brooks