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A binary option pays \100ifastockpriceexceedsthestrikepriceofif a stock price exceeds the strike price ofifastockpriceexceedsthestrikepriceof$50atexpiration,andat expiration, andatexpiration,and$0otherwise.Ananalystmodelstheprobabilitythatthestockexceedsthestrikepriceasotherwise. An analyst models the probability that the stock exceeds the strike price asotherwise.Ananalystmodelstheprobabilitythatthestockexceedsthestrikepriceasp(S) = \frac{1}{1 + e^{-(S - 50)/5}},where, where ,whereSisthecurrentstockprice.Ifthecurrentstockpriceisis the current stock price. If the current stock price isisthecurrentstockprice.Ifthecurrentstockpriceis$55$, what is the expected value of the option?