The value (in ($) ) of a share per unit develops, apart from the constant factor 10
Question:
The value (in \(\$\) ) of a share per unit develops, apart from the constant factor 10 , according to a geometric Brownian motion \(\{X(t), t \geq 0\}\) given by
\[X(t)=10 e^{B(t)}, 0 \leq t \leq 120\]
where \(\{B(t), t \geq 0\}\) is the Brownian motion process with volatility \(\sigma=0.1\).
At time \(t=0\) a speculator pays \(\$ 17\) for becoming owner of a unit of the share after 120 [days], irrespective of the then current market value of the share.
(1) What will be the mean undiscounted profit of the speculator at time point \(t=120\) ?
(2) What is the probability that the investor will lose some money when exercising at this time point?
In both cases, take into account the amount of \(\$ 17\), which the speculator had to pay in advance.
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Applied Probability And Stochastic Processes
ISBN: 9780367658496
2nd Edition
Authors: Frank Beichelt