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254 CONTINUOUS-TIME MODELS3. Assume that the price <strong>of</strong> IBM stock follows the Ito’s processdP t = µP t dt + σ P t dw t ,where µ and σ are constant and w t is a standard Brownian motion. Considerthe daily log returns <strong>of</strong> IBM stock in 1997. The average return and the samplestandard deviation are 0.00131 and 0.02215, respectively. Use the data to estimatethe parameters µ and σ assuming that there were 252 trading days in 1997.4. Suppose that the current price <strong>of</strong> a stock is $120 per share with volatility σ = 50%per annum. Suppose further that the risk-free interest rate is 7% per annum and thestock pays no dividend. (a) What is the price <strong>of</strong> a European call option contingenton the stock with a strike price <strong>of</strong> $125 that will expire in 3 months? (b) What isthe price <strong>of</strong> a European put option on the same stock with a strike price <strong>of</strong> $118that will expire in 3 months? If the volatility σ is increased to 80% per annum,then what are the prices <strong>of</strong> the two options?5. Derive the limiting marginal effects <strong>of</strong> the five variables K , P t , T − t, σ ,andr ona European put option contingent on a stock.6. A stock price is currently $60 per share and follows the geometric Brownianmotion dP t = µP t dt+σ P t dt. Assume that the expected return µ from the stockis 20% per annum and its volatility is 40% per annum. What is the probabilitydistribution for the stock price in 2 years? Obtain the mean and standard deviation<strong>of</strong> the distribution and construct a 95% confidence interval for the stock price.7. A stock price is currently $60 per share and follows the geometric Brownianmotion dP t = µP t dt+σ P t dt. Assume that the expected return µ from the stockis 20% per annum and its volatility is 40% per annum. What is the probabilitydistribution for the continuously compounded rate <strong>of</strong> return <strong>of</strong> the stock over 2years? Obtain the mean and standard deviation <strong>of</strong> the distribution.8. Suppose that the current price <strong>of</strong> Stock A is $70 per share and the price followsthe jump diffusion model in Eq. (6.26). Assume that the risk-free interest rate is8% per annum and the stock volatility is 30% per annum. <strong>In</strong> addition, the priceon average has about 15 jumps per year with average jump size −2% and jumpvolatility 3%. What is the price <strong>of</strong> a European call option with strike price $75that will expire in 3 months? What is the price <strong>of</strong> the corresponding European putoption?REFERENCESAbramowitz, M., and Stegun, I. A. (1972), Handbook <strong>of</strong> Mathematical Functions, 10th ed.,U.S. National Bureau <strong>of</strong> Standards.Ait-Sahalia, Y. (1996), “Testing continuous-time models for the spot interest rate,” Review <strong>of</strong><strong>Financial</strong> Studies,9,385–426.Ait-Sahalia, Y. (1997), “Maximum likelihood estimation <strong>of</strong> discretely sampled diffusions: aclosed-form approach,” working paper, Economics Department, Princeton University.

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