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Fiduciary call, protective put and put–call parity

A call plus a bond paying X and a share plus a put pay exactly the same at expiration, so they must cost the same today: S0+p0=c0+X(1+r)−TS_0 + p_0 = c_0 + X(1+r)^{-T}.

In short

  • A fiduciary call is a long European call plus a risk-free zero-coupon bond that pays X at expiration. It costs c0+X(1+r)−Tc_0 + X(1+r)^{-T}.
  • A protective put is a long share plus a long European put on it. It costs S0+p0S_0 + p_0.
  • At expiration both portfolios are worth max⁡(ST,X)\max(S_T, X): X if the share ends below the exercise price, STS_T if it ends above.
  • Identical payoffs in every state mean identical prices today. This is put–call parity: S0+p0=c0+X(1+r)−TS_0 + p_0 = c_0 + X(1+r)^{-T}.
  • Parity needs European options on the same underlying with the same exercise price and expiration, and (in this reading) an underlying with no income or costs.
  • Rearranged, parity gives the no-arbitrage put price from a traded call, or the call price from a traded put.

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