 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

For $0\leq s\leq t$, the increment $W_t-W_s$ is independent of $\mathcal F_s$ and is $N(0,t-s)$. Hence
$$
\mathbb E(M_t\mid\mathcal F_s)
=M_s\,
\mathbb E\exp\left(c(W_t-W_s)-\frac{c^2}{2}(t-s)\right)
=M_s.
$$
Also $\mathbb E M_t=1$, so $M$ is the <exponential Brownian martingale>.

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