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How do you valuate an option?

Updated: 9/19/2023
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Many ways, but one of the most famous is the Black Scholes Option Formula, from a paper published in 1973 by Fischer Black and Myron Scholes entitled, "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities."

It's not for the faint of heart though, and even that by today's standards would be considered very simplistic (Although still very usable.)

While developing my option pricing software I recruited help from economics graduate students from The Haas School of Business Berekley California. They were invaluable.

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