Consider a portfolio consisting of a long call with an exercise price of X, a short position in a non-dividend paying stock at an initial price of S0, and the purchase of riskless bonds with a face value of X and maturing when the call expires. What should such a portfolio be worth?
a. C + P - X(1 + r)-T
b. C - S0
c. P - X
d. P + S0 - X(1 + r)-T
e. none of the above
Answer: E
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