European put and call options with an exercise price of 45 expire in 115 days. The underlying is priced at 48 and makes
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European put and call options with an exercise price of 45
expire in 115 days. The underlying is priced at 48 and makes no
cash payments during the life of the options. The risk free rate is
4.5 percent. The put is selling for 3.75, and the call is selling
for 8.
a. Identify the mispricing by comparing the price of the actual
call with the price of synthetic call.
b. Based on your answer in a, demonstrate how an arbitrage
transaction is executed.
expire in 115 days. The underlying is priced at 48 and makes no
cash payments during the life of the options. The risk free rate is
4.5 percent. The put is selling for 3.75, and the call is selling
for 8.
a. Identify the mispricing by comparing the price of the actual
call with the price of synthetic call.
b. Based on your answer in a, demonstrate how an arbitrage
transaction is executed.