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Profit diagram of a box spread. It is a combination of positions with a riskless payoff. In options trading, a box spread is a combination of positions that has a certain (i.e., riskless) payoff, considered to be simply "delta neutral interest rate position".
Option Value. Option value (i.e.,. price) is estimated via a predictive formula such as Black-Scholes or using a numerical method such as the Binomial model.This price incorporates the expected probability of the option finishing "in-the-money".
The resulting portfolio is delta neutral. For example, a 40-50 January 2010 box consists of: Long a January 2010 40-strike call; Short a January 2010 50-strike call; Long a January 2010 50-strike put; Short a January 2010 40-strike put; A box spread position has a constant payoff at exercise equal to the difference in strike values.
Payoff chart from buying a butterfly spread. Profit from a long butterfly spread position. The spread is created by buying a call with a relatively low strike (x 1), buying a call with a relatively high strike (x 3), and shorting two calls with a strike in between (x 2).
(Note that the alternative valuation approach, arbitrage-free pricing, yields identical results; see “delta-hedging”.) This result is the "Binomial Value". It represents the fair price of the derivative at a particular point in time (i.e. at each node), given the evolution in the price of the underlying to that point.
Least Square Monte Carlo is a technique for valuing early-exercise options (i.e. Bermudan or American options).It was first introduced by Jacques Carriere in 1996. [12]It is based on the iteration of a two step procedure:
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The reason is that the price of an option depends most directly on the price of its underlying asset. If an option is held as part of a delta neutral portfolio (that is, a portfolio that is hedged against small moves in the underlying's price), then the next most important factor in determining the value of the option will be its implied ...