PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
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Chapter 21, Problem 22PS
American options The current price of the stock of Mont Tremblant Air is C$100. During each six-month period it will either rise by 11.1% or fall by 10% (equivalent to an annual standard deviation of 14.9%). The interest rate is 5% per six-month period.
- a. Calculate the value of a one-year European put option on Mont Tremblant’s stock with an exercise price of C$102.
- b. Recalculate the value of the Mont Tremblant put option, assuming that it is an American option.
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