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Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 4 No. 3 1977

Options: A Monte Carlo approach

Phelim P. Boyle

University of British Columbia

Abstract

This paper develops a Monte Carlo simulation method for solving option valuation problems. The method simulates the process generating the returns on the underlying asset and invokes the risk neutrality assumption to derive the value of the option. Techniques for improving the efficiency of the method are introduced. Some numerical examples are given to illustrate the procedure and additional applications are suggested.

DOI
10.1016/0304-405x(77)90005-8
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
323-338
Language
en
Sources
crossref bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex

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