Session 17: Derivatives Reading 71: Option Markets and Contracts
LOS o: Explain how cash flows on the underlying asset affect put-call parity and the lower bounds of option prices.
The lower bound on European put option prices can be adjusted for cash flows of the underlying asset by:
A) |
subtracting the present value of the expected dividend payments from the exercise price. | |
B) |
adding the present value of the expected dividend payments to the current asset price. | |
C) |
subtracting the present value of the expected dividend payments from the current asset price. | |
The correct adjustment is to subtract the present value of the expected dividend payments from the current asset price. |