A Stock Is Currently Trading At $S _ { 0 } = 21.30$

question 32

Multiple Choice

A stock is currently trading at $S _ { 0 } = 21.30$ .It is not expected to pay dividends over the next year.You price a one-month put option on the stock with a strike of $K = 22.50$ using the Black-Scholes model and find the following numbers: $\begin{array} { r l r l } d _ { 1 } & = - 0.666 & d _ { 2 } & = - 0.738 \\N \left( d _ { 1 } \right) & = 0.253 & N \left( d _ { 2 } \right) & = 0.230\end{array}$ Given this information,the delta of the put is

• A) \(- 0.770\)
• )
• B) \(- 0.334\)
• )
• C) \(- 0.262\)
• )
• D) \(- 0.747\)
• )

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