
Eighth Section
8. Case Studies
In the following sub-section, some very useful examples with functions and
scripts are illustrated. Read, implement and execute the codes that are
given. Try to change the code. Experiment by adding your own command
lines. Of course, for the needs of the course, you can find all needed
functions, scripts and datasets in the folder named as:
“Matlab Examples”
Depending on the place you are, this folder may be in different locations.
Send me an email or ask me in class for the exact location of this folder.
8.1 The Black – Scholes- Merton Options Pricing Formula
The Black Scholes Merton (BSM) model expresses the value of an option as a
function of the current value of a stock, S, the option’s strike price, X, the
option’s time to maturity, T, the volatility, s, of the stock price returns (this
is the standard deviation of the log-relative returns of the stock for the past
n days, where n is usually set equal to 60), the risk free rate, r, that prevails
for a maturity T and the stock’s dividend yield, d. The analytic formula for
the a European call option derived by BSM is:
)d(NXe)d(NSec
rTTdBSM
21
−−
−=
where,
Ts
?)/sdr()X/Sln(
d
2
2
1
+−+
= ,
Tsdd −=
12
,
and,
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