Black-Scholes Example
The historic prices for an asset and their dividends are listed in Table 7-2 below. Given this
data, calculate the call and put prices for the asset. The example is calculated with RPN set
as the operating mode.
First, enter the historical asset prices and the dividend as ordered pairs in the Data menu. Enter
the historical prices for the x values, and the dividend for each y value. For more information
about entering data in the Data menu, see Chapter 12, Statistical Operations.
Open the Black-Scholes menu. Use the arrow keys,
With the menu item displayed, key in the value in the right column of the table followed by
I
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Black-Scholes Calculation Menu*
Table 7-2
Historical Asset
Dividend (y)
Price (x)
80
85
78
72
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Table 7-3
Menu item
Value
Stock Price
Strike Price
Time to Maturity
0.3 (years)
Risk Free%
Volatility%
8.21
Dividend%
2.73
3
5
1
0
>
or
, to scroll through the menu.
74
72
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