No-arbitrage call bounds

What are the upper and lower no-arbitrage bounds for a European call on a non-dividend stock with spot SS and strike KK?

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  1. The call can never beat owning the stock outright.
  2. Lower bound is discounted intrinsic value, floored at 0.

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max⁡(S−PV(K), 0)≤C≤S\max(S - PV(K),\,0) \le C \le S

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