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Consider a European put option on the stock of XYZ, with a strike price of $30 and two months to expiration. The stock pays continuous dividends at the annual continuously com- pounded yield rate of 5%. The annual continuously compounded risk free interst rate is 11%. The stock currently trades for $23 per share. Suppose that in two months, the stock will trade for either $18 per share or $29 per share. Use the one-period binomial option pricing to find the todays price of the put. Hint: S6.65

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