Role: Head of equity options at Investment Bank Q
Situation:
Your client (a hedge fund) want to buy a security that allow them to:
1.receive nothing when infinity share price
2.receive $10,000,000 from you when infinity share price >= $50 at that time, after which the security expires
The (security) contract is perpetual until it expires and is worthless if Bank Q goes bankrupt.
Assume Investment Bank Q’ shares will trade forever, and the bank never go bankrupt.
The market price of Investment Bank Q’ share today is $40 per share. No dividends or repurchase of shares. Risk-free rate is 0.
At what price do you quote the above security? How do you hedge this security so that Bank Q has no risk?
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