Solution

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For any finite contingent claim measurable at the final date in the natural binomial tree, backward induction gives
At a node with stock , let be its two successor values. Hold, during the next period,
The stock and bank holdings reproduce both successor values and cost . Rebalancing at every node is self-financing, and terminal value is . Thus every such claim is replicated and the no-arbitrage price is unique.

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