Consider a European Put Option on an Index

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Short Answer

Consider a European put option on an index. The index level is 1000, the strike price is 1050, the time to maturity is six months, the risk-free rate is 4% per annum, and the dividend yield on the index is 2% per annum. What is a lower bound to the option price? Give two decimal places.) _ _ _ _ _ _

Analyze the effects of barriers to entry and legal restrictions on market structures and competition.

Understand the principles and challenges of collusion among firms in an oligopoly.

Identify the conditions under which a cartel is likely to form and the factors leading to its potential disintegration.

Grasp the strategic considerations firms must undertake in price setting within monopolistic and oligopolistic market structures.

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