AppliedMultiple choice
Why are binomial trees still used when a closed form exists for European options?
- AThey are faster than evaluating the Black–Scholes formula
- BThey handle early exercise, which has no closed form
- CThey avoid assuming the returns are lognormal
- DThey give exact prices where Black–Scholes only approximates
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