Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Option Pricing 1.2 Asymptotic Notation (Big O) 1.3 Finite Difference 1.4 The Black-Schole Model 1.5 Monte Carlo Simulation and Variance Reduction Techniques 1.6 Our Contribution Literature Review
Methodology 3.1 Model Assumption 3.2 Theorems and Model Discussion Result Analysis
Conclusion and References 1.4 THE BLACK-SCHOLE MODEL The Black-Scholes model is a cornerstone of modern financial theory, providing a mathematical framework for pricing European-style options. Developed by Fischer Black, Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton in the early 1970s, the model revolutionized the field of quantitative finance. Mathematically, the Black-Scholes model calculates the price of a European call option, which gives the holder the right to buy an underlying asset at a specified price (the strike price) on or before a specified date (the expiration date). The model assumes that the price of the underlying asset follows geometric Brownian motion, characterized by a constant volatility. The Black-Scholes formula for the price of a European call option is given by: where 𝐶 = 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑆 = 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝐾 = 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑟 = 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡 = 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑁 = 𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 The formula derived from the Black-Scholes model computes the theoretical price of a call or put option based on the aforementioned factors. It considers the probability distribution of potential future asset prices and discounts expected payoffs back to the present value using the risk-free interest rate [5]. Authors:
(1) Agni Rakshit, Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Durgapur, India (spiritualagnimath.statml@gmail.com);
(2) Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Durgapur, India (gbandyopadhyay.dms@nitdgp.ac.in);
(3) Tanujit Chakraborty, Department of Science and Engineering & Sorbonne Center for AI, Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (tanujit.chakraborty@sorbonne.ae). This paper is available on arxiv under CC by 4.0 Deed (Attribution 4.0 International) license. Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Abstract and 1. Introduction Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Option Pricing 1.1 Option Pricing 1.2 Asymptotic Notation (Big O) 1.2 Asymptotic Notation (Big O) 1.3 Finite Difference 1.3 Finite Difference 1.4 The Black-Schole Model 1.4 The Black-Schole Model 1.5 Monte Carlo Simulation and Variance Reduction Techniques 1.5 Monte Carlo Simulation and Variance Reduction Techniques 1.6 Our Contribution 1.6 Our Contribution Literature Review Methodology Literature Review Literature Review Literature Review Methodology Methodology 3.1 Model Assumption 3.1 Model Assumption 3.2 Theorems and Model Discussion 3.2 Theorems and Model Discussion Result Analysis Conclusion and References Result Analysis Result Analysis Result Analysis Conclusion and References Conclusion and References Conclusion and References 1.4 THE BLACK-SCHOLE MODEL The Black-Scholes model is a cornerstone of modern financial theory, providing a mathematical framework for pricing European-style options. Developed by Fischer Black, Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton in the early 1970s, the model revolutionized the field of quantitative finance. Mathematically, the Black-Scholes model calculates the price of a European call option, which gives the holder the right to buy an underlying asset at a specified price (the strike price) on or before a specified date (the expiration date). The model assumes that the price of the underlying asset follows geometric Brownian motion, characterized by a constant volatility. The Black-Scholes formula for the price of a European call option is given by: where 𝐶 = 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑆 = 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝐾 = 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑟 = 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡 = 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑁 = 𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 The formula derived from the Black-Scholes model computes the theoretical price of a call or put option based on the aforementioned factors. It considers the probability distribution of potential future asset prices and discounts expected payoffs back to the present value using the risk-free interest rate [5]. Authors: (1) Agni Rakshit, Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Durgapur, India (spiritualagnimath.statml@gmail.com); (2) Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Durgapur, India (gbandyopadhyay.dms@nitdgp.ac.in); (3) Tanujit Chakraborty, Department of Science and Engineering & Sorbonne Center for AI, Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (tanujit.chakraborty@sorbonne.ae). Authors: Authors: (1) Agni Rakshit, Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Durgapur, India (spiritualagnimath.statml@gmail.com); (2) Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Durgapur, India (gbandyopadhyay.dms@nitdgp.ac.in); (3) Tanujit Chakraborty, Department of Science and Engineering & Sorbonne Center for AI, Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (tanujit.chakraborty@sorbonne.ae). This paper is available on arxiv under CC by 4.0 Deed (Attribution 4.0 International) license. This paper is available on arxiv under CC by 4.0 Deed (Attribution 4.0 International) license. available on arxiv available on arxiv

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