Peter has been granted options on 50,000 shares. The stock is currently trading at $17 a share and the options are at the money. The volatility of the stock returns averages 16 percent. The options mature in 2 years and the risk-free rate is 3.45 percent. N(d1) is .662055 and N(d2) is .576052. Given this information, what is the value of a call option on one share of this stock?   $2.11 $1.70 $2.21 $1.89 $2.28

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Peter has been granted options on 50,000 shares. The stock is currently trading at $17 a share and the options are at the money. The volatility of the stock returns averages 16 percent. The options mature in 2 years and the risk-free rate is 3.45 percent. N(d1) is .662055 and N(d2) is .576052. Given this information, what is the value of a call option on one share of this stock?

 

$2.11

$1.70

$2.21

$1.89

$2.28

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