标题: Option Binomial model [打印本页] 作者: BC_MBA_student 时间: 2011-7-11 19:12 标题: Option Binomial model
All,
Schweser formula on size of down move is= 1/up move
Where as CFA books is= 1-down move (usually given in the question).
Which one is correct?
Thanks for your help作者: zephyranalyst 时间: 2011-7-11 19:12
The size of the down move is: D = 1/U
The probability of an up move is: U = 1+Rf-D/U-D
The probability of a down move is: D = 1-U作者: hassan 时间: 2011-7-11 19:12
We deal with options pricing at work. Binomial isn't a tough concept once you conceptually what you're doing. It's essentially a tree that maps the likelihood that a stock price will go up or down. Since there are only 2 possible options, up or down, 1 - probability up = probability down and vice versa. Essentially, your getting confused by the transposition of the problem.
In reality, the binomial is too general to give you and accurate view of the pricing. Trinomial models take into account the probability that the stock price will remain the same and more complex models, like the Gram-Charlier model take into account skewness and kurtosis.
