factors affecting option price assumptions and notation upper and lower bounds for option price...
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Factors affecting option priceAssumptions and notationUpper and lower bounds for option pricePut-call parityEarly exercise : calls on a non-dividends-
paying stockEarly exercise : puts on a non-dividends-
paying stockEffect of dividends
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There are six factors affecting the price of a stock option:
1.The current stock price, S0
2.The strike price, K
3.The time to expiration, T
4.The volatility of the stock prive,
5.The risk-free interest rate, r
6.The dividends expected during the life of the option
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c p C PVariable
S0
KTrD
+ + –+
? ? + ++ + + ++ – + –
–– – +
– + – +
Summary of the effect on the price of a stock option of increasing one variable while keeping all others fixed.
We assume that there are some market participants, such as
large investment banks, for which the following statements are
true:
1.There are no transactions costs.
2.All trading profits (net of trading losses) are subject
to the same tax rate.
3.Borrowing and lending are possible at the risk-free
interest rate.
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S0 : Stock price today
K : Strike price
T : Life of option
: Volatility of stock price
r : Risk-free interest rate
D : Present value of dividends during option’s life
ST : Stock price at option maturity
p : European put option price
c : European call option price
P : American Put option price
C : American Call option price
American C S≦ 0 P K≦
Europeanc S≦ 0 (c C)≦
p ke ≦ -rT
(p P)≦
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Call option can never be worth more than the stock; Put option can never be worth more than the strike price. Hence, the stock price is an upper bound to the option price.
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A lower bound for the price of a European call option on a non-dividend-paying stock is
S0 –Ke –rT
We first look at a numerical example and then consider a more formal argument. Example
S0 =$20 , K=$18 , r = 10% per annum , T = 1 year
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A lower bound for the price of a European put option on a non-dividend-paying stock is
Ke –rT – S0
We first look at a numerical example and then consider a more formal argument. Example
S0 =$37 , K=$40 , r = 5% per annum , T = 0.5 year
Portfolio A ST K≧ ST < K
c(K) ST -K 0
Ke -rT K K
Total ST K
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Portfolio C ST K≧ ST < K
p(K) 0 K - ST
S0 ST ST
Total ST K
Suppose that c = 3 S0 = 31
T = 0.25 r = 10%
K = 30 D = 0
What are the arbitrage possibilities when
p = 2.25 ?
p = 1 ?
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Usually there is some chance that an American option will be exercised early
This should never be exercised early
∵ c≧S0- Ke -rT and C≧c
∴ C≧c≧S0- Ke -rT≧S0- K (exercise value)
(∵Ke -rT< K)
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No income from the stock is sacrificed
Payment of the strike price is delayed
Holding the call provides insurance
against stock price falling below strike
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Are there any advantages to exercising an American put when
∵ p≧Ke -rT - S0 and P≧p
∴ P≧p ≧ Ke -rT - S0 > K - S0
But P must be larger than KS0 because it is always possible to exercise before maturity
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rTKeDSc 0
0SKeDp rT
We will use D to denote the present value of the dividends during the life of the option. In the calaulation of D, a dividend is assumed to occur at the time of its ex-dividend date.