If the Stock Pays a Specific Dollar Dividend and the Stock

question 19

Multiple Choice

If the stock pays a specific dollar dividend and the stock price,to include the dividend,follows the binomial up and down factors,which of the following will happen?

• A)the binomial tree will recombine
• B)the binomial tree will not recombine
• C)the option will be mispriced
• D)an arbitrage profit will not be possible
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Perceive

The cognitive process of interpreting and making sense of sensory information.

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Active Interpretation

The process in which individuals actively engage with and make sense of information, rather than passively receiving it.

Direct Perception

A theory that suggests individuals perceive the world directly without requiring cognitive processes to interpret sensory information.