Company NMN is selling for $100 dollars per share, and does not pay any dividends. A call option on this stock with one month until expiration and an exercise price of $110 sells for $9 while a put with the same strike price and expiration sells for $18.97. What is the annual yield on risk-free zero-coupon bonds in this economy (to the nearest %)? [hint: you need to use the put-call parity].

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Company NMN is selling for $100 dollars per share, and does not pay any dividends. A call option on this stock with one month until expiration and an exercise price of $110 sells for $9 while a put with the same strike price and expiration sells for $18.97. What is the annual yield on risk-free zero-coupon bonds in this economy (to the nearest %)? [hint: you need to use the put-call parity].

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