Consider the following one-year European-style options relating to one share of XYZ stock, currently priced at $100. Which of the following has the largest payoff if the stock price in one year is $99.5? Possible Answers A A cash-or-nothing call with strike price $100. B An asset-or-nothing call with в strike price $100. C A cash-or-nothing put with strike price $100. D An asset-or-nothing put with strike price $100.

Consider the following one-year European-style options relating to one share of XYZ stock, currently priced at $100. Which of the following has the largest payoff if the stock price in one year is $99.5? Possible Answers A A cash-or-nothing call with strike price $100. B An asset-or-nothing call with в strike price $100. C A cash-or-nothing put with strike price $100. D An asset-or-nothing put with strike price $100.

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