I have two interrelated questions that have been bothering me for some time. I have read all the stuff online and it still doesn't make sense to me:
Let us assume:
- 0% interest rate (both hedge funding and discounting rate)
- 0% dividends
Hence, Forward=Spot.
Why is the price of a ATM put equal to the price of a ATM call? What is happening to the log-normal distribution here, shouldn't the call be more expensive? (two 50% increases lead to a greater payoff(225% Spot) than 2 50% decreases (25% Spot).
Very related.. why is then a 110% Call Option worth more than a 90% Put option (under the same conditions as above)?
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