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Homework answers / question archive / Calculate the lower bound for the price of: (a) A 6-month call option on a non-dividend-paying stock when the stock price is $80, the strike price is $75, and the risk-free interest rate is 10% per annum
Calculate the lower bound for the price of: (a) A 6-month call option on a non-dividend-paying stock when the stock price is $80, the strike price is $75, and the risk-free interest rate is 10% per annum. (b) A 2-month European put option on a non-dividend-paying stock when the stock price is $58, the strike price is $65, and the risk-free interest rate is 5% per annum.
Given,
Stock price = $80
Strike price = $75
Risk free rate = 10% = 0.1
time period in years = 6/12 = 0.5
A call option gives right not obligation to purchase the stock at a specific price known as strike price on a specific date i.e., expiration day.
The lower bound is given by the formula,
Lower Bound = Stock Price -Strike Price*(e^(-r*t))
= 80-(75*(e^(-0.1*0.5)))
= 80-(75*(e^(-0.05))
= 80-(75*(0.95)
= 80-(71.34)
= 8.66
Therefore the lower bound on a 6 month call option is $8.66
b)Given,
Stock price = $58
Strike price = $65
Risk free rate = 5% = 0.05
time period in years = 2/12 = 0.167
A European put option is the right to sell the option at a predetermined price on a specific day.
The lower bound is given by the formula,
lower bound = (strike price*e^(-rt)) - stock price
= (65*(e^(-0.05*0.167))) - 58
= 65*e(-0.0083) - 58
= 65*0.9917 - 58
= 64.4606 - 58
= 6.46
Therefore the lower bound on a 2 month European put option is $6.46