A put with 1-year to maturity is written on a stock. The current underlying stock price is $20. The option’s exercise price is $18, the interest rate is 3.74%, and the stock’s volatility is 32.7%. The price of a call written on the same stock with the same exercise price and time to maturity is $4.3. Use BSM pricing to determine if put-call parity holds.

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Problem 4P: Put–Call Parity The current price of a stock is $33, and the annual risk-free rate is 6%. A call...
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A put with 1-year to maturity is written on a stock. The current underlying stock price is $20. The option’s exercise price is $18, the interest rate is 3.74%, and the stock’s volatility is 32.7%. The price of a call written on the same stock with the same exercise price and time to maturity is $4.3. Use BSM pricing to determine if put-call parity holds.

 

 

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