Pricing equation for a call on the squared asset
Question
A stock follows geometric Brownian motion. What partial differential equation does the price of a call on satisfy?
Short answer
The ordinary Black-Scholes PDE in : , with . Any tradeable derivative on satisfies it, since the hedge is in . In the variable , which has risk-neutral drift and volatility , it reads .
Adapted from Joshi, Denson & Downes, Quant Job Interview Questions and Answers, Q3.42, p.84; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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- The Black-Scholes PDE, Formula and Implied Volatility
- Derivation — From Binomial Trees to Black-Scholes in the Continuous Limit
- The Black-Scholes Formula Derived via Change of Measure
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