Theoretical Economics Letters

Volume 3, Issue 3 (June 2013)

ISSN Print: 2162-2078   ISSN Online: 2162-2086

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On the Internal Consistency of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

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DOI: 10.4236/tel.2013.33032    4,252 Downloads   6,471 Views  
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We study the information structure implied by models in which the asset price is always risky and there are no arbitrage opportunities. Using the martingale representation of Harrison and Kreps [1], a claim takes its value from the stream of discounted expected payments. Equivalently, a pricing-kernel is sufficient to value the payment stream. If a price process is always risky, then either the payment or the discount factor must also be continually risky. This observation substantially complicates the valuation of contingent claims. Many classical option pricing formulas abstract from both risky dividends and risky discount rates. In order to value contingent claims, one of the assumptions must be abandoned.

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Berkowitz, J. (2013) On the Internal Consistency of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. Theoretical Economics Letters, 3, 191-195. doi: 10.4236/tel.2013.33032.

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