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### Given Data
- We have a **4-period binomial model**.
- **Up factor \( u = 1.1 \)**, **down factor \( d = 0.8 \)**.
- **Risk-free interest rate \( r = 0.05 \)** per period.
- Initial stock price \( S_0 = 40 \).
- We need the **Cox-Ross-Rubinstein (CRR) price** of a **European call option** with a **strike price \( K = 40 \)** and **expiry at time 4**.
- Additionally, we want the **CRR price of the option at time 2**, given that \( S_2 = 35.2 \).

### Step 1: Calculate the Risk-Neutral Probability
In a binomial model, the risk-neutral probability \( p \) is given by:
\[
p = \frac{e^r - d}{u - d}
\]
Since \( r = 0.05 \) (assuming \( e^r \approx 1 + r \) for simplicity), we get:
\[
p = \frac{1.05 - 0.8}{1.1 - 0.8} = \frac{0.25}{0.3} = \frac{5}{6}
\]

### Step 2: Determine Possible Stock Prices at Expiry (Time 4)
The stock price at time 4 can take values based on different combinations of up and down movements:
\[
S_4 = S_0 \times u^j \times d^{4-j} \quad \text{for } j = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
\]
where \( j \) represents the number of up moves.

For each \( j \), the possible values of \( S_4 \) are:
1. \( j = 0 \): \( S_4 = 40 \times (0.8)^4 \)
2. \( j = 1 \): \( S_4 = 40 \times (1.1)^1 \times (0.8)^3 \)
3. \( j = 2 \): \( S_4 = 40 \times (1.1)^2 \times (0.8)^2 \)
4. \( j = 3 \): \( S_4 = 40 \times (1.1)^3 \times (0.8)^1 \)
5. \( j = 4 \): \( S_4 = 40 \times (1.1)^4 \)

### Step 3: Calculate Option Payoffs at Expiry
The payoff of a European call option at expiry is:
\[
\max(S_4 - K, 0)
\]
We calculate this for each possible \( S_4 \) from above.

### Step 4: Discount the Expected Payoff to Time 0
Using the risk-neutral probability \( p = \frac{5}{6} \) and discounting at \( r = 0.05 \), calculate the option price at time 0.

### Step 5: CRR Price at Time 2, Given \( S_2 = 35.2 \)
At time 2, we repeat a similar binomial calculation, taking into account the given price \( S_2 = 35.2 \), and compute the expected price of the option at time 2 using the CRR method.

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### Related Questions
1. How does the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein model adjust for different strike prices?
2. How would the option price change with a different risk-free rate?
3. What would the option price be if the stock had only 3 periods instead of 4?
4. How does changing the up or down factors affect the CRR option pricing?
5. Can we apply the same method to American options, or are adjustments needed?

### Tip
The CRR model is particularly useful because it can approximate real market prices with greater accuracy as you increase the number of periods.

Consider a 4-period binomial model, with u = 1.1, d = 0.8 and r = 0.05, and suppose the share price at time 0 is S_0 = 40. What is the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein price at time 0 of a European call option with strike price 40 and expiry time 4? And what is the CRR price of the option at time 2, if the share price at time 2 is S_2 = 35.2?

Calculate the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein price for a European call option in a 4-period binomial model with an initial stock price of 40, up and down factors of 1.1 and 0.8, and a risk-free rate of 5%. Includes the CRR price at time 2 with given stock price S_2 = 35.2.

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