Assume that you have an American call option expiring next year with exercise price of $40 on a stock which currently trades at $35. You expect the stock to increase by a factor of 1.18 and decrease by a factor of 0.75. If the interest rate is 6%, the option value today is closest to:

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Assume that you have an American call option expiring next year with exercise price of $40 on a stock which currently trades at $35. You expect the stock to increase by a factor of 1.18 and decrease by a factor of 0.75. If the interest rate is 6%, the option value today is closest to:

 

Select one:

 

a. $6.29

 

b. $8.73

 

c. $5.93

 

d. $8.23

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