Black-Scholes Formula: A Walkthrough

By Cornelius Kirsche

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 1,3, (International University of Applied Sciences), course: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, language: English, abstract: This academic paper focuses on breaking down the magic of the Black-Scholes formula, which is used to value options. The author first introduces basic concepts like options, option strategies and the put-call parity to guide the reader through the underlying, basic concepts. To illustrate the use and the power of the Black-Scholes formula, two examples are calculated to better understand the complex steps involved in finding the call value. Finally, a failure case is presented, to show some pitfalls of this mathematical function.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3656259526
• ISBN13: 9783656259527
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"