Put-Call Parity

Free SOA Exam FAM (Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics) lesson in Option Pricing Fundamentals. 9 min read, ~1,352 words.

Parity:, or equivalently. Find put from call:. Synthetic positions: any one of {C, P, S, bond} = combination of the other three. Violations create arbitrage: sell overpriced side, buy underpriced side. European only: American options satisfy an inequality, not equality.

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