Assume Annual Compounding $\sigma = 0.30$ What Is the Price of a One-Year Maturity Put Option

question 17

Multiple Choice

Assume annual compounding.The one-year and two-year zero-coupon rates in the BDT model are 6% and 7%.The volatility is given to be $\sigma = 0.30$ .What is the price of a one-year maturity put option on a 7.5% coupon (annual pay) bond at a strike of $100 (ex-coupon) ?

• A)1.00
• B)1.08
• C)1.16
• D)1.24

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