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Problem 199 of 333MediumFinanceP199
State prices on a two-step tree
A stock at 50 moves up by a factor or down by a factor each period, and the interest rate is per period. The real probability of an up move is . Over two periods, writing for up and for down:
(a) Find the risk-neutral up probability and the Radon-Nikodym derivative on each of the four paths. Check that .
(b) Find the state price of each path and check that they sum to the price of a two-period zero-coupon bond.
(c) Price a put struck at 50 expiring after two periods. Compare it with the put's real expected payoff, discounted at .
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