A stock price is currently priced at $65 and after one year it can go up 30% or down 22%. The risk-free rate is 8% per annum with continuous compounding. The price of price of a one-year European call option with strike price of $70 is:
Select one:
a. $7.81
b. $7.65
c. $7.83
d. None of the answers provided is correct.
Solution-
First we need to Find Probability-
Probabilty for upward Movement =
Probabilty for upward Movement =
Probabilty for upward Movement in = 0.5832
Probabilty for Downward Movement =1 - Probabilty for upward Movement
Probabilty for Downward Movement =1 - 0.5832
Probabilty for Downward Movement = 0.4168
Option Price of call as on Today | ||||
A | B | A*B | ||
Current Market Price as on Expiry | Strike Price | Option Price as on Expiry | Probability | Expected Option price as on expiry |
84.5 | 70 | 14.5 | 0.5832 | 8.456 |
50.7 | 70 | 0 | 0.4168 | 0.000 |
8.456 |
Call Option Price as on Today =
Call Option Price as on Today = $7.81
The correct Answer is point A i.e. $7.81.
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