Paper 3, Section II,
Part II, 2014
Derive the Black-Scholes formula for the time- 0 price of a European call option with expiry and strike written on an asset with volatility and time-0 price , and where is the riskless rate of interest. Explain what is meant by the delta hedge for this option, and determine it explicitly.
In terms of the Black-Scholes call option price formula , find the time- 0 price of a forward-starting option, which pays at time , where and are given. Find the price of an option which pays at time . How would this option be hedged?