4.II.28J
Part II, 2007
Briefly describe the Black-Scholes model. Consider a "cash-or-nothing" option with strike price , i.e. an option whose payoff at maturity is
It can be interpreted as a bet that the stock will be worth at least at time . Find a formula for its value at time , in terms of the spot price . Find a formula for its Delta (i.e. its hedge ratio). How does the Delta behave as ? Why is it difficult, in practice, to hedge such an instrument?