Geometric Brownian Motion and Black Scholes Formulas

intuit2k2

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Are we expected to know the formulas for GMB and BScholes (including d1 and d2). Should we expect simple pricing questions and calculating St based on mean, St-1 and sigma?

thanks in advance.
 

David Harper CFA FRM

David Harper CFA FRM
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Technically yes, per AIMs:
Hull Chapter 13
"• Explain the lognormal property of stock prices, the distribution of rates of return, and the calculation of expected return.
• Compute the realized return and historical volatility of a stock.
• List and describe the assumptions underlying the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model.
• Compute the value of a European option using the Black-Scholes-Merton model on a non-dividend-paying stock."

But it's hard to say for BSM b/c they have to give you N(.).
My videos, for a while, have emphasized the importance of d2 (the probability of the option will expire ITM):
[LN(S/K) + (r - sigma^2/2)T]/(sigma*SQRT[T])
... because if you replace (r) with asset return, you've got Merton's distance to default (DD)

David
 
Technically yes, per AIMs:
Hull Chapter 13
"• Explain the lognormal property of stock prices, the distribution of rates of return, and the calculation of expected return.
• Compute the realized return and historical volatility of a stock.
• List and describe the assumptions underlying the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model.
• Compute the value of a European option using the Black-Scholes-Merton model on a non-dividend-paying stock."

But it's hard to say for BSM b/c they have to give you N(.).
My videos, for a while, have emphasized the importance of d2 (the probability of the option will expire ITM):
[LN(S/K) + (r - sigma^2/2)T]/(sigma*SQRT[T])
... because if you replace (r) with asset return, you've got Merton's distance to default (DD)

David​

Hi David,

You mentioned that the d2 is the probability of the option expiring ITM. What about d1?

Thanks!
 
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