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Put-Call Parity

CalcMedium~15 min· Option Pricing
Problem

A European call and a European put are written on the same non-dividend-paying stock , with identical strike and maturity . The continuously compounded risk-free rate is .

The Task

Derive the put-call parity relation

using a no-arbitrage argument, and explain the arbitrage trade if the market violates it.