You buy a share of stock, write a one-year call option with a strike price X = $

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You buy a share of stock, write a one-year call option with a strike price X = $11, and buy a one-year put option with a strike price X = $11. Your net initial cost to establish the entire portfolio is $10.50. What must be the risk-free interest rate from now until the options maturity date? The stock pays no dividends. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.)

You buy a share of stock, write a one-year call option with a strike price X = $11, and buy a one-year put option with a strike price X = $11. Your net initial cost to establish the entire portfolio is $10.50. What must be the risk-free interest rate from now until the options maturity date? The stock pays no dividends. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.)

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Initial cost of the porfolio                    10.50 Strike price                          11 return                      0.50 Risk-free rate of return 4.76%(.5/10.5)*100

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