All Other Factors Constant, the Higher the Short-Term, Risk-Free Interest

question 7

Multiple Choice

All other factors constant, the higher the short-term, risk-free interest rate, the ________ the cost of buying the underlying asset and carrying it to the ________ of the call option.

• A) greater; expiration date
• B) lower; maturity date
• C) greater; ex-dividend date
• D) lower; salvage date

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