A one-month American call on a non-dividend paying stock sells for $5 when the initial...
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A one-month American call on a non-dividend paying stock sells for $5 when the initial stock price is $45 and one-month interest rates are at 6%. A month later a different one-month American call on the same non-dividend paying stock with the same exercise price sells for $4 when the stock is selling for $45 and one-month interest rates are still 6%. Assuming no arbitrage opportunities, how can this be? Please note that this answer also explains why the corresponding put prices will also have decreased by $1.
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