In the binomial model time runs in steps of length . Over each step the share price is multiplied by or by , and one unit of cash deposited grows to (with a continuous dividend yield , the share’s own growth is compared with ). The model has no arbitrage if and only if .
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Example 2.2 (One step)
A share at 50 will be at 60 or 40; rates are zero. A call struck at 50 pays 10 or 0: share, and the deposit is , a borrowing of 20. The call costs , and .