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(i) What does it mean to say that is a Black-Scholes model with interest rate , drift and volatility ?
(ii) Write down the Black-Scholes pricing formula for the time- 0 value of a time- contingent claim .
(iii) Show that if is a European call of strike and maturity then
(iv) For the European call, derive the Black-Scholes pricing formula
where is the standard normal distribution function and and are to be determined.
(v) Fix and consider a modified contract which gives the investor the right but not the obligation to buy one unit of the risky asset at price , either at time or time but not both, where the choice of exercise time is to be made by the investor at time . Determine whether the investor should exercise the contract at time .