4.II.28J

Stochastic Financial Models
Part II, 2007

Briefly describe the Black-Scholes model. Consider a "cash-or-nothing" option with strike price KK, i.e. an option whose payoff at maturity is

f(ST)={1 if ST>K0 if STKf\left(S_{T}\right)= \begin{cases}1 & \text { if } \quad S_{T}>K \\ 0 & \text { if } \quad S_{T} \leqslant K\end{cases}

It can be interpreted as a bet that the stock will be worth at least KK at time TT. Find a formula for its value at time tt, in terms of the spot price StS_{t}. Find a formula for its Delta (i.e. its hedge ratio). How does the Delta behave as tTt \rightarrow T ? Why is it difficult, in practice, to hedge such an instrument?