Corporate Finance: The Core (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
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ISBN: 9780134202648
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 17P
Consider two securities that pay risk-
- a. What is the no-arbitrage price of a security that pays cash flows of $100 in one year and $100 in two years?
- b. What is the no-arbitrage price of a security that pays cash flows of $100 in one year and $500 in two years?
- c. Suppose a security with cash flows of $50 in one year and $100 in two years is trading for a price of $130. What arbitrage opportunity is available?
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Corporate Finance: The Core (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
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