Suppose the S&P 500 is at 900, and it will pay a dividend of $30 at the

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Suppose the S&P 500 is at 900, and it will pay a dividend of $30 at the end of the year. Suppose also that the interest rate is 2%. If a one-year European put option has a negative time value, what is the lowest possible strike price it could have?

Strike Price
In finance, the strike price of an option is the fixed price at which the owner of the option can buy, or sell, the underlying security or commodity.
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0133097894

3rd edition

Authors: Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo

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