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Past exam of the mathematical models of financial derivatives course of the University of Oxford 2021 3 b ii Solution by
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If the barrier is reached, path continuity gives and the early payment is . If it is not reached, the terminal payment is exactly the down-and-out put payoff. When , moving a fixed payment from the hitting time to expiry does not change its value. Hence the barrier-triggered put price isHere are evaluated with zero interest rate. If the barrier has already been hit, the exploding put has been exercised and has no remaining value after its payment; the displayed replication concerns an initially alive contract and its cash flows.
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