Suppose that the current price of an asset is $100. After three months, there are two possiblevalues for the asset price, and after six months there are three, as follows:S++ = 121s+ = 110So = 100st- = 92S- = 90S-- = 81The annual risk-free rate of interest is 2%. 1.If there is no arbitrage opportunity, find the price of a call option on this asset,with strike price $95 and expiration date six months from today.(Express your final answer in dollars and round it up to 2 decimal places.)

Given: Spot price = $100 Strike price = $95 Interest rate = 2% Expiration in 6 months. For 6 months…

1. If there is no arbitrage opportunity, find the price of a call option on this asset, with strike price $95 and expiration date six months from today. (Express your final answer in dollars and round it up to 2 decimal places.)

1. If there is no arbitrage opportunity, find the price of a call option on this asset, with strike price $95 and expiration date six months from today. (Express your final answer in dollars and round it up to 2 decimal places.)

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