The Black-Scholes option pricing model (OPM) was developed in 1973. The creation of the Black-Scholes OPM...

 

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The Black-Scholes option pricing model (OPM) was developed in 1973. The creation of the Black-Scholes OPM played a significant role in the rapid growth of options trading. The derivation of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model rests on the concept of a riskless hedge According to the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, if the current stock price, P, increases, the value of the call option will Purple Pigeon Bird Seed Company has a current stock price of $17.00. A call option on this stock has an exercise price of $17.00 and 0.49 year to maturity. The variance of the stock price is 0.09, and the risk-free rate is 6%. You calculate d to be 0.25 and N(0.25) to be 0.5987. Therefore, d will be 0.04 and N(0.04) will be 0.5160. Using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, what is the value of the option? approximate value of e.) $1.494 $1.743 $1.660 $1.826 The Black-Scholes option pricing model (OPM) was developed in 1973. The creation of the Black-Scholes OPM played a significant role in the rapid growth of options trading. The derivation of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model rests on the concept of a riskless hedge According to the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, if the current stock price, P, increases, the value of the call option will Purple Pigeon Bird Seed Company has a current stock price of $17.00. A call option on this stock has an exercise price of $17.00 and 0.49 year to maturity. The variance of the stock price is 0.09, and the risk-free rate is 6%. You calculate d to be 0.25 and N(0.25) to be 0.5987. Therefore, d will be 0.04 and N(0.04) will be 0.5160. Using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, what is the value of the option? approximate value of e.) $1.494 $1.743 $1.660 $1.826