Posts Tagged ‘black-scholes’

Lessons from When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

Lessons from When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management As options traders we need to pause and learn the limitations of the Black-Scholes options pricing formula and other mathematical models, and learn to expect the unexpected.I recently finished working my way through When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term

Jul 13th, 2012
by Christopher Smith

Stock Option Pricing and the Greeks

Stock Option Pricing and the Greeks Option Prices Are Effected By Several Factors Called The Greeks, And It Is Critical You Understand What They Are. Options are derivative securities. They derive their value from some underlying security or index and their price is affected by a number of factors.  Because of their derivative nature, they

May 5th, 2012
by Christopher Smith
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