A European call and a European put on a stock have the same strike price and time to maturity. At 10:00am on a certain day, the price of the call is $4.5 and the price of the put is $6. At 10:01am news reaches the market that has no effect on the stock price or interest rates, but increases volatilities. As a result the price of the put changes to $6.75. Which of the following is correct? Question 11Answer a. The call price increases to $5.25 b. It is possible that there is no effect on the call price c. The call price increases to $6.75 d. The call price decreases to $3.75

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A European call and a European put on a stock have the same strike price and time to maturity. At 10:00am on a certain day, the price of the call is $4.5 and the price of the put is $6. At 10:01am news reaches the market that has no effect on the stock price or interest rates, but increases volatilities. As a result the price of the put changes to $6.75.

Which of the following is correct?

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a.
The call price increases to $5.25
b.
It is possible that there is no effect on the call price
c.
The call price increases to $6.75
d.
The call price decreases to $3.75
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