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Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 8P
What is the highest possible value for the delta of a call option? What is the lowest possible value? (Hint: See Figure 21 .1.)
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Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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