20. Using BSMbin7e.xls or BSMbwin7e.exe, compute the call and put prices for a stock option, where the
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20. Using BSMbin7e.xls or BSMbwin7e.exe, compute the call and put prices for a stock option, where the current stock price is $100, the exercise price is $100, the risk-free interest rate is 5 percent (continuously compounded), the volatility is 30 percent, and the time to expiration is 1 year. Now assume the next instant the company announces an immediate 2-for-1 stock split. As expected, the stock price falls to $50. The options exchange rules call for dividing the exercise price by 2 and doubling the number of option contracts held. Verify that the option holders are unharmed by these stock split rules of the options exchange.
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An Introduction To Derivatives And Risk Management
ISBN: 9780324321395
7th Edition
Authors: Don M. Chance, Roberts Brooks
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