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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2005 iii Paper 48 2 Solution by
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Substitute the nonzero product into the Black-Scholes equation with continuous stock dividends and divide by on intervals where it is nonzero. The result isThe left side depends only on time and the right side only on spot, so both equal a constant . ThusThese are the separated solutions of the Black-Scholes equation. The zero solution is included separately, so division loses no relevant case.
For the unheaded parity request, the terminal difference of the power-call and power-put payoffs is . Under the risk-neutral measure, , where . The Gaussian exponential moment gives with . Discounting the difference proves power put-call parity:For this is the familiar dividend-adjusted put-call parity, .
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