Solution

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As , the Black-Scholes formula tends to . This also follows by discounting the deterministic zero-volatility payoff; at equality the limiting value is zero.
If and a call trades at , buy a call, short one share, and buy a bond paying at maturity. Invest the positive initial surplus . At maturity the call, share and bond together pay , in addition to the strictly positive invested surplus. If the lower bound is zero, violating it means : buy the call and invest the cash received, obtaining a nonnegative option payoff and a strictly positive bank payoff. Both strategies are arbitrages.

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