Call option:
It is an agreement where the buyer is entitled the right to buy a stock at a pre-specified price within a pre-specified period. The stock on which the call option is provided is called the underlying asset.
Put option:
It is an agreement where the buyer is entitled the right to sell a stock at a pre-specified price within a pre-specified period. The stock on which the put option is provided is called the underlying asset.
Put-call parity:
The put call parity provides a relationship among the stock price, strike price, call price and the put price. According to this theory, the difference between the price of a call option and put option on the same asset underlined with the same strike price and expiry date equals to the difference between the stock price and the
To compute:
The stock price.
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