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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / ii / Paper 4 / 29K / c

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The European call option with strike 5 pays 2,0,0 at terminal stock prices 7,5,3. Its lower-node value is zero, while its upper-node value is
Vu​=R−1(87​⋅2)=914​.
(1)
A second step of backward option pricing gives
V0​=R−11613​914​=8191​​.
(2)
By the fundamental theorem of asset pricing, this discounted expectation under the unique risk-neutral probabilities is the unique no-arbitrage price.

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