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Parity with a dividend in the way · Part 1 of 3
European call and put options on a stock at $62 have a strike of $60 and six months to expiry. The riskless rate is 5% a year, continuously compounded, and the call trades at $5.10.
If the stock pays no dividend before expiry, what is the parity value of the put?
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