Which of the Following Describes How American Options Can Be

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes how American options can be valued using a binomial tree?

• A) Check whether early exercise is optimal at all nodes where the option is in-the-money
• B) Check whether early exercise is optimal at the final nodes
• C) Check whether early exercise is optimal at the penultimate nodes and the final nodes
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Average-Fixed-Cost Curve

A graph that shows the average fixed costs of production at different levels of output.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of output or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance, remaining constant regardless of production volume.

Fixed Inputs

Resources used in production that don't change in quantity as the level of production increases or decreases.

Cost of Capital

The cost of capital represents the return rate that investors expect of a company to generate from its projects to be worth the risk of the investment.