Binomial Pricing: Consider a Call Option and a Put Option

question 87

Multiple Choice

Binomial pricing: Consider a call option and a put option both written on ABC, Inc. stock. Both options have a strike price of $20 and expire in one year. The stock of ABC, Inc., is currently selling for $20. In one month the stock will be at either $24 or $18. The risk-free rate is 0 percent. Which is worth more, the put option or the call option?

• A) The put option is worth more.
• B) The call option is worth more.
• C) They are worth the same.
• D) There is not enough information.

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Definitions:

Probability

A numeric evaluation of the chance that an event will happen, specified as a number from 0 to 1.

Law of Large Numbers

A principle that states that as a sample size grows, its mean will get closer to the average of the whole population.

Probability Assignment Rule

A principle used to assign probabilities to outcomes of a random experiment, ensuring the probabilities are non-negative and sum to one.

Independent Events

Two or more events in probability with the outcome of any one event not influencing or being influenced by the outcome of the other event(s).