A QUICK ALGORITHM FOR PRICING EUROPEAN AVERAGE OPTIONS

被引:187
作者
TURNBULL, SM [1 ]
WAKEMAN, LM [1 ]
机构
[1] MTK GLOBAL CAPITAL INC,NEW YORK,NY 10027
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10.2307/2331213
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
An algorithm is described that prices European average options. The algorithm is tested against Monte Carlo estimates and is shown to be accurate. The speed of the algorithm is comparable to the Black-Scholes algorithm. A closed-form solution is derived for European geometric average options. © 1991, School of Business Administration, University of Washington. All rights reserved.
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页码:377 / 389
页数:13
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