One-period tree with up move to 110 and down to 80
Question
Interest rates are zero. A stock at will move in one step either to (with real-world probability ) or to . Find the price of a call struck at .
Short answer
. The risk-neutral up probability solves , so (equal here to the real probability, by coincidence). The call pays up and down, so it is worth . Replication agrees: hold share and borrow .
Adapted from Joshi, Denson & Downes, Quant Job Interview Questions and Answers, Q2.22, p.18; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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- The Binomial Model
- The One-Period Binomial Model: Replication, Delta Hedging, and Risk-Neutral Pricing
- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
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