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SOA Exam FAM Sample Question 103

Study guide: Exam FAM

The price movements of a non-dividend paying stock are modeled by a binomial tree with one-year periods.

You are given:

(i) The current price of the stock is 100.

(ii) u = 1.24

(iii) The risk-neutral probability of an up move is 0.406.

(iv) The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 2%.

The price of a 2-year K-strike European put option on the stock is 25.05.

Calculate K.

  • A) 123.50
  • B) 124.00
  • C) 124.50
  • D) 125.00
  • E) 125.50

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