Question

A 1977 paper by Phelim Boyle pioneered Monte Carlo methods for valuing these things, which are optimal to use when there are multiple sources of uncertainty. William Sharpe proposed a binomial tree model for (-5[1])the price of these things (-5[1])which under the CRR method sets u (15[1])as “e raised to sigma square root delta t” and d as the inverse of u. A model originally for these things makes four assumptions about the market, including no arbitrage and no transaction (15[1])costs. (-5[1])The (*) American type of these things (10[1])can be exercised (10[1])at any time, (10[1])in contrast to the European type of these things, (10[1])whose price can be calculated using (10[1])the Black-Scholes (-5[1])formula. For 10 points, name these derivatives whose main varieties are called puts and calls (10[2]-5[1])and give (10[1])the holder (-5[1])the sell and purchase (10[1])rights for an underlying (-5[1])asset. ■END■ (10[2]0[6])

ANSWER: options [prompt on puts or calls by asking “that is a type of what derivative?”; reject “securities”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Taiga ClarkeImperial BBristol33-5
Linus LuuCambridge AOxford38-5
JamesMichigan AKenyon A4515
Dwight SolanoTAMUHCC7915
Nilai SardaImperial AWarwick80-5
Dennis YangMichigan B Ohio State B8610
Sam MooreDurhamBirmingham8910
Andrew Volneytag magnet: taylor's versionTexas C9210
Kevin LiuTexas BTexas A10110
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghCambridge B10710
Danny TranTennesse AGeorgia A109-5
Vedang SinghalNorth Carolina AJames Madison B124-5
Jeffrey ZhouGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech D12410
Thomas HartWarwickImperial A12410
Quentin MotGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech A12610
Pranav KalagaSouth Carolina BNC State128-5
Aidan LeahyGeorgia ATennesse A13210
Ivan StanisavljevicDukeSouth Carolina A136-5
Jack ObermanSouth Carolina ADuke13810
Dominik MystkowskiNC StateSouth Carolina B1380
Jason HawkinsGeorgia BEmory A1380
Tarun KotiEmory AGeorgia B1380
Eileen PengOxfordCambridge A13810
James ByrneBristolImperial B1380
Danel FernandezOhio State A Kenyon B 1380
Margaret EaganKenyon B Ohio State A 1380