put-call parity and formulas for option payoffs
Posted 12-29-2008 at 12:03 AM by Marid Audran
Updated 01-15-2009 at 01:22 PM by Marid Audran (changing to a more commonly used notation)
Updated 01-15-2009 at 01:22 PM by Marid Audran (changing to a more commonly used notation)
Basic material here. I was reading McDonald's textbook and did not see things described in exactly this way.
Define the function
Define the function
Say K is the strike price of an option and X is the spot price of the underlying asset at expiration. Then here are the payoffs:.
- Long call:
- Short call:
- Long put:
- Short put:
That's the payoff from a long call plus a short put. But suppose you also enter into a forward contract (say the forward price is F) and lend the net present value of F-K. Then the payoff at expiration of this position is
So the price of long call plus short put must equal the price of a forward contract (zero) plus PV(F-K)..
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