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An analyst wants to price a 1-year, European-style call option on company REX's stock using the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model. REX announces that it will pay a dividend of USD 1.25 per share on an ex-dividend date 1 month from now and has no further dividend payout plans. The relevant information for the BSM model inputs is in the following table:
| Current stock price (S₀) | USD 60 |
|---|---|
| Stock price volatility (σ) | 12% per year |
| Risk-free rate (r) | 3.5% per year |
| Call option exercise price (K) | USD 60 |
| N(d₁) | 0.570143 |
| N(d₂) | 0.522623 |
What is the price of the 1-year call option on the stock?