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SOA Exam FAM Sample Question 77

Study guide: Exam FAM

You are given:

i) The current price to buy one share of XYZ stock is 500.

ii) The stock does not pay dividends.

iii) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 6%.

iv) A European call option on one share of XYZ stock with a strike price of K that expires in one year costs 66.59.

v) A European put option on one share of XYZ stock with a strike price of K that expires in one year costs 18.64.

Using put-call parity, calculate the strike price, K.

  • A) 449
  • B) 452
  • C) 480
  • D) 559
  • E) 582

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