Assume that the stock in Problem is due to go ex-dividend in 1 months. The expected dividend is 50 cents.
(a) What is the price of the option if it is a European call?
(b) What is the price of the option if it is a European put?
(c) If the option is an American call, are there any circumstances under which it will be exercised early?
Problem :
Consider an option on a non-dividend-paying stock when the stock price is $30, the exercise price is $29, the risk-free interest rate is 5%, the volatility is 25% per annum, and the time to maturity is 4 months.
(a) What is the price of the option if it is a European call?
(b) What is the price of the option if it is an American call?
(c) What is the price of the option if it is a European put?
(d) Verify that put-call parity holds.