Solution :
Formula for black scholes model is
lets see the formula for
d1, it is given that spot price = strike price and ln(S/E) = ln 1 =
0 .
It can be seen that D1 has direct relationship with square root of time to maturity and hence the call option premium will be directly related with time.
Higher the time to maturity higher will be the option premium.
The correct option is D )
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