Markets: A Rigorous Course

M04A · Problem 2 ★★ Check

Bracket with drift

(a) Prove Proposition 4A.7 by finding a function ss such that s(Xt)s(X_t) is a martingale. (b) A stock trades at ₹800 with daily volatility ₹16. A trader buys with a stop at ₹776 and a target at ₹848. Compute the probability of hitting the target first, the expected holding time and the expectancy in rupees per share, first with μ=0\mu=0 and then with μ=+₹0.80\mu=+\text{₹}0.80 a day. (c) What drift would make the target and the stop equally likely?

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