Question: a. Using Excel, compute today's call option value with the preceding data.
b. Using Excel, compute today's put option value with the preceding data.
Following data for a three period binomial model
- Options mature after T = 0.5 year and have strike price K = $65.
- The price of the underlying stock S is $63. The stock price evolves according to the Jarrow-Rudd specification in this 3-period model with volatility S = 0.3.
- The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate r is 0.045 per year.