Consider a six-month European call option on a non-dividend-paying stock. The stock price is $30, the strike price is $29, and the continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 6% per annum. The volatility of the stock is 20% per annum.
1) Value this option using the Black-Scholes formula. Illustrate each step in your calculation.
2) Please use a one-step binomial tree to value this option.
3) Please use a two-step binomial tree to value this option.
4) Compare the results from 2) to 3) with what you get using the Black-Scholes Merton formula.