Which of the following describes how American options can be valued using a binomial tree?
A) Check whether early exercise is optimal at all nodes where the option is in-the-money
B) Check whether early exercise is optimal at the final nodes
C) Check whether early exercise is optimal at the penultimate nodes and the final nodes
D) None of the above

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For an American option we must check whether exercising is better than not exercising at each node where the option is in the money.(It is clearly not worth exercising when the option is out of the money)

Which of the Following Describes How American Options Can Be