Consider an economy with two states of nature and one time period. An option pays $3 in state 1 and $0 in state 2, and is being traded for the price of $1. A forward contract pays $3 in state 1 and -$2 in state 2. Using this information, compute the risk-free rate and the risk-neutral probabilities for each state of nature.

Consider an economy with two states of nature and one time period. An option pays $3 in state 1 and $0 in state 2, and is being traded for the price of $1. A forward contract pays $3 in state 1 and -$2 in state 2. Using this information, compute the risk-free rate and the risk-neutral probabilities for each state of nature.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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