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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 iii Paper 202 6 d Solution by
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Let be a positive strict local martingale solvingand fix . Use the bank account and two risky assetsBoth discounted prices are nonnegative local martingales under the physical measure itself, so the same supermartingale argument as in part c rules out arbitrage. At maturity,But strictness means for some earlier on a set of positive probability, so the two prices are not indistinguishable before . This no-arbitrage market violates the Law of One Price.
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