The 6-Month Options on XYZ Stock Have a Strike Price

question 36

Multiple Choice

The 6-month options on XYZ stock have a strike price of $40 while the stock price is $39.The risk-free rate is 3.75 percent,the standard deviation is 27 percent,N(d₁) is .52434 and N(d₂) is .44834.
What is the call price?

• A)$2.44
• B)$2.18
• C)$2.85
• D)$2.56
• E)$2.64

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