A Stock with a Current Price of $18 Will Either

question 62

Multiple Choice

A stock with a current price of $18 will either move up by a factor of 1.2 or down by a factor of 0.9 each period over the next two periods.The risk-free rate of interest is 4.5 percent.What is the current value of a call option with a strike price of $20?

• A) $1.02
• B) $1.08
• C) $1.17
• D) $1.21
• E) $1.27

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