A Binomial Tree with Three-Month Time Steps Is Used to Value

question 13

Multiple Choice

A binomial tree with three-month time steps is used to value a currency option.The domestic and foreign risk-free rates are 4% and 6% respectively.The volatility of the exchange rate is 12%.What is the probability of an up movement?

• A) 0.4435
• B) 0.5267
• C) 0.5565
• D) 0.5771

Recognize and analyze gender or other demographic biases in statistical data.

Contextualize statistical findings within societal or scientific questions.

Distinguish between homophones and other look-alike/sound-alike words in written English.

Apply the correct use of commonly confused words within the context of sentence construction.

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Definitions:

Classical Economists

Economists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries who focused on the role of free markets in economic development and emphasized the importance of limited government intervention.

Full Employment

The situation in an economy where all who are willing and able to work at prevailing wage rates are employed, with no involuntary unemployment.

Discretionary Fiscal Policy

Involves the use of government spending and tax policies to influence the economy, based on current economic conditions and objectives.

Natural Rate

The natural rate is a concept in economics describing conditions where the economy is at equilibrium, with full employment and no inflationary or deflationary pressures.