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An equity options trader is using the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model to price a European put option on the stock of company ARA. The stock pays a continuously compounded annual dividend yield of 2%. The trader gathers additional information shown below:
Current price of stock ARA: SGD 82
Strike price of the option: SGD 85
Time to expiration of the option: 6 months
Annual continuously compounded risk-free interest rate: 2.5%
N(–d₁): 0.5205
N(–d₂): 0.6040
What is the price of the put option on company ARA's stock according to the BSM model?
A
SGD 5.11
B
SGD 5.73
C
SGD 8.45
D
SGD 8.86