Consider a European put option on the stock of XY Z with strike $95 and six months
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Consider a European put option on the stock of XY Z with strike $95 and six months to expiration. The stock does not pay dividends and is currently worth $100. The annual continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 8%. In six months the price is expected to be either $130 or $80.
a. Using the single-period binomial option pricing model, find the price of the put option using replicating portfolio.
b. Suppose you observe a put price of $8. What is the arbitrage? (Describe the strategy and make the cashflow chart).
c. Suppose you observe a put price of $6. What is the arbitrage? (Describe the strategy and make the cashflow chart).
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