Paper 2, Section II, K

Stochastic Financial Models
Part II, 2016

In the context of the Black-Scholes model, let S0S_{0} be the initial price of the stock, and let σ\sigma be its volatility. Assume that the risk-free interest rate is zero and the stock pays no dividends. Let EC(S0,K,σ,T)\operatorname{EC}\left(S_{0}, K, \sigma, T\right) denote the initial price of a European call option with strike KK and maturity date TT.

(a) Show that the Black-Scholes formula can be written in the form

EC(S0,K,σ,T)=S0Φ(d1)KΦ(d2)\mathrm{EC}\left(S_{0}, K, \sigma, T\right)=S_{0} \Phi\left(d_{1}\right)-K \Phi\left(d_{2}\right)

where d1d_{1} and d2d_{2} depend on S0,K,σS_{0}, K, \sigma and TT, and Φ\Phi is the standard normal distribution function.

(b) Let EP(S0,K,σ,T)\operatorname{EP}\left(S_{0}, K, \sigma, T\right) be the initial price of a put option with strike KK and maturity TT. Show that

EP(S0,K,σ,T)=EC(S0,K,σ,T)+KS0\operatorname{EP}\left(S_{0}, K, \sigma, T\right)=\operatorname{EC}\left(S_{0}, K, \sigma, T\right)+K-S_{0}

(c) Show that

EP(S0,K,σ,T)=EC(K,S0,σ,T)\operatorname{EP}\left(S_{0}, K, \sigma, T\right)=\operatorname{EC}\left(K, S_{0}, \sigma, T\right)

(d) Consider a European contingent claim with maturity TT and payout

STI{STK}KI{ST>K}S_{T} I_{\left\{S_{T} \leqslant K\right\}}-K I_{\left\{S_{T}>K\right\}}

Assuming K>S0K>S_{0}, show that its initial price can be written as EC(S0,K,σ^,T)\mathrm{EC}\left(S_{0}, K, \hat{\sigma}, T\right) for a volatility parameter σ^\hat{\sigma} which you should express in terms of S0,K,σS_{0}, K, \sigma and TT.