Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
Darden Business Publishing
Version: 5 February 2007
Revision date: 16-Oct-2023
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
Abstract
This technical note introduces options (both calls and puts) and their valuation. After covering the history of options and the basic nature of their payoffs, the note provides an intuitive discussion of the determinants of an option''s value. The technical note then introduces and applies the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to real data, using an Excel-based version of the model. Throughout, the emphasis is on the basics of options and their valuation.
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Abstract
This technical note introduces options (both calls and puts) and their valuation. After covering the history of options and the basic nature of their payoffs, the note provides an intuitive discussion of the determinants of an option''s value. The technical note then introduces and applies the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to real data, using an Excel-based version of the model. Throughout, the emphasis is on the basics of options and their valuation.