Black-Scholes value of a call on a stock power
Question
Under Black-Scholes assumptions (stock price , volatility , rate , no dividends), find the value today of a European option that pays at time , where is a positive constant.
Short answer
with , and . The key fact is that is lognormal with log-volatility , so the Black formula applies to it directly.
Adapted from Crack, Heard on the Street, Q2.32, p.29; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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- Barrier Options
- Transforms and Moment Generating Functions
- Option Mechanics: Calls, Puts, Moneyness, Intrinsic Value, and Exchange vs. OTC Markets
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