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sg, hs h su hs b cs vus sch. Th uc x s h su F( ) SN ( S,, K,, ) K N ( S,, K,, ) c 0. (5) Th Nw-Rhs h s gh h s sv hs qu usg h fwg css, x x Fx ( ), F ( x ) wh chc f x 0 s. Ev f F(x) hs vvs vwh, hwv, h Nw-Rhs h. F x, Nw-Rhs s cvg f h s fuc, F(x) = x 3 x + wh x 0 = 0. Chsg g sg s ssu f Nw-Rhs. Ev wh sg g chc, h c f F(x ) F (x ) c sw cvgc cvgc h wg. F x, f h s xss, F(x) = s x x/, sg f x 0 = s h gs sv, sg f x 0 =.0 s h gs gv, sg f x 0 =.0 s gv f, sg f x 0 =.05 s sv f. Thus, sgh chgs h sg c c ff sus s css, sus. 3 Th fc s f h fuc F gv b f M (6) f S, K (7) whch ccu wh h 0,, 0. Ths fu ws f f scv b Ms-Kh (98). W x s s fuh. f 0, h h w css cs: h () f < < 0 wh f S K S, whch ccus wh 0 () 0 < < wh K f S K S, whch ccus wh 0. Whu ss f g, w K k h sc cs f scuss. Thf, F 0 v 0. f 3 Th gh cgz hs ssv cs css s chs h cs. Rc suvs f cc fc cs v b Hsh (99) B, Ss, Ss (006). 9

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( x ) ( ) ( ) ( ) f x. () f 0 f, h h Nw-Rhs h uss h v. Th gh s cvg h v cvgc s quc v ( x ) ( ) ( ) ( ) x. x Pf f hs h s v Ax A.. 4 f x. Mv, h f Th gh sf c gu cvgc s w chs sc sg Th vss uss u h cvx f h BSM fuc h v. N h s ssb h h f h Nw-Rhs h ucs sw cvgc squc f h v. Th cvgc cs h h gu h h f cvgc s quc. Wh w hv s g w f vwg h b, h cvgc cs c b sf f sc css. F x, f ( ) 0 cs (), w c c h x f b h cvgc f qu. Th c s u hc vv wh h v. cc, cvgc s bh css u h sc csg csg s. f v. f f, h w hv x 0 = x f, h sg s h f w sc ff sg s, h w wu hv h x 0 f x, whch cv h h. F h fs cs, w hv x > x 0 0 x. Thf, h w ssbs f h c f x : () wh h fs s x s x f f, w b h s su s h h; (b) wh h fs, w hv x < x c b c h s f. Thus, h Nw- Rhs h s ccusv uss x f f s. Th s h ccus f h sc cs, x uss x f s, whch s h s su s f 0 f cv u h. Th Nw-Rhs h c s f f h ss. Th bjcv fuc b ffb s. Wh hs b s xs f h cuus BSM, c ug, whb h vu f cv b s b 4 Hbch (004) s h h sc cs whch h sk s s h fw w gu cvgc. Thus, h v f -h- fw wu css cvg usg h Ms-Kh sg. Ths sc cs, hwv, s cv b h B-Subh fu.

gs bu h u h k, jcs g f scss h c -ffb. Th j f v sus h u h Nw- Rhs h. Th k ws us f Nw-Rhs s suz b Jck (006) wh ss h Cv ws hs h h bs -u h f chc f h -fg f sh fucs s Nw s gh. As, hs s ws s. (. ). Wh u fcus s Nw-Rhs, w cs h ghs. 3. Nuc Pcs Esg cg wh cu css vvs h us f sc, fg hc x cuus csss. R s hs ssu xc h u, bu cu sfw g s s ub cs, wh gus x v b L L (0). A sc sc f whch uc cs s v s h qu x f h Guss cuuv s fuc. Gv h h Guss s c b g, cu gh s css v hs cc u h cg, h su w b cc s g f c ccuc. Th sv w-kw xs, f h scb h cssc Abwz Sgu (97,. 93-933), s scuss bks s (. g., Chss (997,. 88-89), W (998,. 0), Hug (998,. 87-88), Wh (006,. 5)). Ax B w shw h fu ccu s h bb c s vs h v css sks. W susc h s cu gs s h bb suffc g hs b v. W x u w gh gh f hs cc f s susc h ccuc h bb s suc f cu u sus. Ths b h cs h s cs whch uss uw f hs cu ssus. 4. Cu Mhs A ccus sus f hs su cuc usg h ssc cug g R s cbu ckg, Rf (Mch (0)). Th ccus us s quu cs hc (8-b sg). Ths ckg ws fu c v h cs f h c s f ubs. 5 g, h hg s fu-s css. Fs, w k ssus bu h uc vus f h us hs us h BSM fu b h 5 Th R c s vb f h uhs u qus.

c f b v f cs. Th sfw ccs h s us h, s w s h ub f bs qus f uc sg, ucs h s vu vg. Ths uus cb wh ss f h fuc GBSO h cbu R ckg fos (Wuz. (03)). Sc, w v h xcs cs css w g f ss h ccus f BSM cs. Ths cs h k s h ssu k cs f s h s ug wh kw v, quv xs, vus sks. Th, w vs h css b ssug h h BSM cs h k cs us hs cs s h vs usg f h vus hs bv cjuc wh scf qu u c. Bcus h k cs fc h BSM ss, h sug vs shu b h s css sk cs. Fuh, w g gh f h vs css h g f sks cvg fu xs. W cs sv fcs cu ssus h fuc h sh f h v s. Fs, w v h uc cs f h gh. As scuss vus, h uc cu ccu v s wh h s s c h s wh s c f h k c. Bcus hs vsg c us fc BSM cs hgh g f cs, h c c b s f bw sg. W x cs f 0.0, 00, ch s f - 5. 6 W s x sc fc u cs, h u f h Nw- Rhs h h v f h h chqus. Wh vus sch hs f hs, c su sgfc chgs h gh s uu. Th bs css us h s f Ms Kh (98) gv qu (7). Oh chqus qu v. W s wh - s h w f h v h Ms-Kh sg s h u f h v. 7 W s x h qu u. Ms sus f h v s hv b xchg-s qu s. P h 000, xchg-s qu s us f sxhs f s ss h $3, us f ghhs f s $3 6 Tc s gu cvgc, fc, s w vus scuss, h su c vg sgfc f h su. W cs h gh hv f f succssv s c v w sv gv f. W s s xu f,000 s, whch h gh ss h v s cs b h f s, v hugh h s gh b wh h scf c. 7 f cu sus v f z, h vus f s sv gv f, sug bbs f z, g ss. N h sg v wh bw z s b. f h v s w, s sws w h css. W b fw fus cvg wh gv. 3

. Au h 000, qu s bg g us f $0.05 f s ss h $3 $ f s $3. Sg 007, h CBOE w s g whch c s s. Ov, s hv b h g. Rc h h cu s h w ccu h BSM c h f h c bck h bck u h v. W ccu h c h u sxhs s. 8 W s f u cs bck h. Ths cs ffcv quu cs, s h c 3 c cs. 9 W w f hs -u cs s cuus, hugh sc skg h cuus u hc ss. 0 W cgz h c ug f g s x f h fc k ssus. W vw h f fc k s chcz f h cs f cuus, csss g wh xs, cs v sk-f. F, w s us h fv f chs svg - qus x hw h f h cs f v. Ths hs h Nw- Rhs, bsc, Dkk-B, sc, Rgu Fs. W vs h cg css g h v wh h cu cs h. Th sug v shu b h us c h s h fs c. Th s cc f hs x us s h w c u s u h fc k cs f h BSM w wh kw v h vsg h css v bck h v h ws us c h s. uv, wu s h su w wu v bck h g v. Bu fc, f w. Ax C vs s-b-s x shwg hw g u v f 0% cs u s v f 8%, vs f sgh h 40%, usg h Nw-Rhs h s v fuh ff wh s h hs. 5. Rsus 8 sg, wh cg s g g s v ucg b-sk ss, w w shw h cg, wh h fcs, c s v ss. 9 Ou hss s vs f cs xchg-s ks, whch scf h s g u. Cusz v-h-cu (OTC) ccs c us g u h s g. Du h g szs, OTC scs ss c u c cs, such s fu sx bu v h-w 0 fw css, c ug c ush h c bw s w bu. F x, 30- suck $8.50 hs BSM c f $7.77 wh w bu f $7.7708. Th BSM c wu b u $7.77, whch s bw h w bu. cu k, s c wu k b h w bu u u, hs cs, $7.78. Th vs 5.% (BSM -u c), 4.94% (c u bw w bu), 7.03% (c s w bu u u css ). Ths ffcs suffc g b f cc. Of h 84 cbs f xs sks x, hs w bu v ccus fv h css. css h vs ffc. 4

Th s c s s $00, wh h sk c s v f $75 $5 cs f $5. Th s s 4%, h s x 7 s, 30 s, 90 s, 8 s, csg s x f 0.09, 0.08, 0.466, 0.4986, scv. Th v s s 0%. Rc h w g h cs bs hs s. 5. Ss U us Cs Ou fcus s h Nw-Rhs h, s s k b h s w us. Th sg vu f h Nw-Rhs h s h fu f Ms Kh (98), qu (7). W s cuc ss usg 00% s h sg, gv h v wu b bv 00% f qus. Ths sus ws fus cvg. Fgu shws h vs b sks usg h Nw-Rhs h u h vus ssus css bv. W s h wh c f 0.0, h qu hs shw s cu, h f v s. Th s s s uc f h shs us s vu -xs f h gs u, whch s css wh bsvs f sus usg k. Mv, v hugh h xcs cs sc u h -h- cs, h vs uch hgh f h u-f-h- s h h csg -h- s, whch s css wh c bsvs bs k cs. Wh h css cs f s 6hs, csg h c 00 ch s ucs sg c ghs. Y fc hs ghs s h chcscs f sks skws h f bsv wh k. Wh cuus cs, w c shws v, xc f ch s c whch cs h s ss. Bu f cus, s cc, scs c ccu cuus cs, ch s c s v uk b us s ghs. Thus, w s h h Nw-Rhs h s g u h sg v h ws us c h s css sks. fs u h v h ws us h fs c, h vs us shw f s., f h Nw-Rhs h w hv cuc ss bs h sg s f Bh, C M, L. W cu f ss h s sus. Usg u xs vs ugh x f h ffc f h sucu f v, hc, cb wh h s ffc, w cu x h v sufc. Ou fcus, hwv, s h c f ff xcs cs, s w w f csuc v sufcs, whch qu s g f shg g ub f xs. 5

As, w x fu h chqus f svg f h v. Ths g chqus qu sg v. F hs s f ss, w us - h Ms-Kh sg s h v. Th sus shw Fgus 3, 4, 5, 6. Th sus f h sc h Fgu 3 vu sgushb f hs f Nw-Rhs. Th bchk su f v f 0.0 css sks ccus wh cs qu cuus wh ch s c v h scc ccus f h ws sk. Th gu fs h, Fgu 4, ucs ss s skws sks f cs qu sxhs f gs f c, w c vs vu v. Sxhs cs uc skws sks f cs. P cs uc s f c f 0.0, bu h s us skws sks f w c. Cuus cs uc f css s gss f c. Th bsc h, us Fgu 5, ss skws sks, w c ss xcb h b. Cuus cs v b v uc h usu su f s vs bg w bw h u v. Fgu 6 shws h h Dkk-B h ucs skws sks f cs sxhs wh v wh w c. F cs s, ss ccu f c f 00, wh skws sks ccu f ch s c. Cuus cs g ss f c f 0.0 00, bu u cs v f ch s c. Ths sus s s Nw-Rhs h sc h. O gh sb sk f h v ss h s f hs ss bsv c, whch s s v -h-. Af g v f s, w f h s v s b ss h s u 5% b h usg Nw-Rhs wh v sh- s. Ess bu % f 0% kw v, f 0%. 5. Bsc Dscuss Ass f Nuc Rsus T c, w f v ss f g v h v f s c ccg h BSM. W x h s ssus s h b ug s sxhs. W f h h Nw-Rhs, h bsc h, Dkk-B uc v s vsu sus, bu h fg s h cfg. F cs qu 6hs s, h sc v ss, wh h hghs vs ccug wh h w sks. 6

O suc f cu cu b h sg. s w kw h chcs c sw w h s css h uc. Wh s ssb chcs, hwv, s ffcu ssss h c. Mv, h c x w cuc, w qu kw h su. Hc, u chc f h su cu bs u sg s. W csqu subjc v f h Hsbg Uc Pc: c su shg whu g. Thus, h sg cu w b v g b h w c ssss hs. Tc c hs ffc s w. Hg vhg s cs, s c c s f h s, bu c f. P c, whch w susc s c us sch cc, s bb s ugh. W sus ub h uss qu c f ch s, bu h bb shu. C h fc s c ug. Cs c c u g f cs hgh h h qu u. B fcg u c, c gv u c c v f -u cs. F x, sus cs qu s, sf, h hc ucs cs u h c cs. A c f $0.5 c v f -u (hc) cs f $0.45 $0.54. A c u u w hgh v, wh c u w w w v. Ths x c x f h s, hwv, sc wu h h vs wu b uf hgh w. Th vc shw h suggss h bs hgh vs uch c h bs w vs. Mv, h ffc sus f cuus cs u cs s cu g. S c ug c x f h ffc. 5.3 Fuh Ass: Th g Effc W x u ss s fuh b xg ssb suc f h b. f h suc c b f, cu c hw ss hs ssu wh s wkg wh cu cs h u v s kw. W fcus h sus f h Nw-Rhs h, such s s w us gvs v s sus sv h hs. Th vg f s h vv f h c wh sc h v. svg f h v usg Nw-Rhs, h v qu cvg s b h vg h sc f h fuc f z. Thus, h vg 7

v cu s wh h b s. Fgu 7 w shw sgh gu uc f h fs gh Fgu C, h cs f c ug c f $0.0. Th sks Fgu 7 sc cs ($.50 ) bu cv h s g, $75 $5. P A shws h s sf, wh P B shws h vgs css h csg gs f ss. K h s su f hs bg x, w kw h u vgs bcus w kw h u v. cc, kwg h vgs wu b b, s w ss. Phs susg, h vgs x w f h s gs f ss whch h vs qu hgh. Lw vgs suggs h wh g, g v chgs qu v c b s u. A csu x f h vgs shws h wh h bw 0.5, h vs v subs f h u vs. Thus, w hv sub usfu u f hub. O gh sb gu h wh vg < 0.5, h s v suffc cfc us h v. W gh s h h c v b fv (NR). A h s NR shu bb b sc. Th s c b fv (R). Nhss, h w -v bs wh such cuff. hs x h u v s kw, s w c s h u vgs. cc, h u v wu b kw, s w c h u vgs. Px vgs cu, hwv, b b f h vs f h hv b v. Fgu 8 shws h ffc bw h u vgs h x vgs f f h xs. Wh h xc f h -h- cs bg z, ffcs gv, g h h x vgs g. s css, such s h hghs ws sks, h csb g. Thus, g x vgs k ss h 0.5 cuff. Thf, w cs h sk h s h NR bs h ukw u v R bs h x vgs. Bu h s chc. Th u vgs wu b kw. Rgss f whch v s us ccu h vgs, h vu f cu f s NR bs s vg qus ccu sg s fws: S : Ccu h v. S : Ccu h vg usg h v. Th vg s us c h Nw-Rhs h, bu h h fu hs. Ths hs, hwv, c sc ss f h sh bw h c h v. Thus, h fuc b h cc cu b h vg. 8

S 3: f h vg s bw h cuff, ccu h h v s b fv (NR). Bu f h v s NR, hw c us cu h vg S? Th vg wu, hf, hv b NR. A f h vg s NR, h hw c ccu h h v s NR? A s. Thus, s g ccu h bcus hs b ccus wh v w vgs, cu us u vg s sg f wh hs b xss. Ths h s v us b OMcs, whch s v f h vg s bw 0.5. 3 W w kw h hs ch s ccu. F h bg, hwv, us g h ccu sg xs h, hs v cc, b. T, h u hs h v s s hugh s cg sccs h hugh s f k fcs c h BSM. Sus w s b c u u cs h c s hs f c scc. F x, us csvv jc v s u f % h c, u ss h h b-sk s. Fgu 9 s Fgu 7, bu h f h cs hv b f b fc f.0. Fgu 9 c ks x s sh Fgu 7, bu h gus f h vs vgs qu ff. F x, h 30- (x = 0.08) 75-sk. Whu h u, s v s 36.87% s vg s 0.36., hus, s NR. Wh % cg u, hwv, s v shs u 58.98% s vg s.47, whch wu k R. Nw, cs h c f hs su. W hv u-f-h- h w kw f hs c x s c v f 0%, wh h c u ff s wu b cc. s v 37% s s wc h u v,, sgg h ccu gc, s vg s s w h shu jc s bg NR. Bu f h w c s % u v BSM, s wu b f h fcs h c h s, s v s w s h s h u kw v s vg s suffc hgh h s R. s qu xg bv h fcs cu k c v b. A wh gh sb ssu h h s c u ccu f k fcs, c u cu s ccu u s us cg. Thus, w f ccu h c s v c b NR wh s fc k 3 s c hw OMcs jusfs g v wh vg s ss h 0.5, wh hs hv v s h vg. 9

s vu cs ccg, bu bcs NR fc k wh b cg ffcc. Mv, f b vg cuff w usfu u f hub, shu h u u ccu cus. Ufu, s. Ag h u f hub wh c f 00 sus h jc f uus css f s whch h v qus h kw v. F x, wh 90- s, w wu jc sks f 77.50 75, v hugh h vs 0.0. F 30- s, w wu jc sks f 85 bw v hugh h vs s cs 0.0. F 7- s, w wu jc s wh sks 90 bw v hugh sv f hs s hv vs f 0.0. Mv, sg b u cus cs h vs vgs s h h bc R, wh h w NR h bsc f b cg u. 4 A bvus qus s whh h s v h wu wk b. ss uk h s wh s, such s ju-ffus schsc v s, cu ssb b f f hs b. Phs ss-scv wu b b. s ssb h h -f v, whch svs f h v f h bbs whu ssg hugh f, cu b b v. Ufu, Jg T (005) f s cu ccs h s w. Mv, -bs -f vs bh qu h xsc f qu k b g f sks, whch c b b f vu qu s. 5.4 Ec Ess f h c T hs w hv shw hw u hhc s ssu b c fc k b h BSM wh kw v uc v s hugh h b f cu hs u h g v. wu b vub xcs s f w c s hw uch f h ss bsv cc ccu f b hs cu b. Th b, hwv, s h u hs w hv us hhc s wh kw v. Wh w u h w f s g, hwv, w u h b h h u v s kw. Sus w us h v f h h s css -h- s x f h kw v. A-h- s c h s w, s h 4 W s cs fuh ssb f uzg h b. s f ccug h v, gh b b ccu h vc. Ufu, h vc vg s s ws f - u-f-h-. qus h vg v b w s h v. Thus, f hgh v scks, h vc vg wu b v w. 0

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Ax A. Pf f Th Usg h sc- T h f F(x), w hv wh s bw x x w hv f v = 0,,, F ( ) F x F x F x x x x x! ( ) ( ) ( )( ) ( ), x. Usg h Nw-Rhs fu (6), x F ( ) ( x ) F ( x ) Sus h. f w chs h x, h w hv f 0 f sc F(x 0 ) > 0 F (x 0 ) > 0. W s hv Fx ( ) x x x, x 0 0 0 F ( x ) 0 F ( x ) F ( ) ( x ) 0, sc ssfs F"( f ) > 0. Thf, x x. Sus hs hs 0 f f, w v h + cs. Wh x f Fx ( ) x x x, F ( x ) x F ( ) F ( x ), w hv ( x ) 0, f wh s bw x f. Thf, x x hs f. Th Nw- Rhs h s cvg sc h squc s sc csg bu bw. Th v s h uqu su f h f F, s h gh us cvg. Th s x x F ( ) F ( x ) x ( ( )) ( ) ( ) ( ( x )) ( ( ) ( x ))/ x ( ) ( ), wh h sc fws f h vg v fus. F h csg f h fucs ( ) ( ), w b h qus, Ax -

x ( ( ) ( x ))/ ( ( x ) ( ))/ x, ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) S f h cs < < 0 wh ( ) 0, h gh s cvg f f ( ( x ) ( ))/ ( ) ( ) f. Th f f h sc cs () s h s, wh s sv csg s csg gv. Ax B. Es Effcs f h N Pbb hs x, w s h h s f h bb c x f x s h c g -f cuv f h v gs h sk. L c M b h bsvb kw cu k c f Eu c. Ths vu s h k s u ccu h v h BSM cg. Th v,, s f f h fwg qu: c SN ( S,, K,, ) K N ( S,, K,, ), M S K ( S,, K,, ) ( S,, K,, ) ( S,, K,, ) (B.) whch h ukw s fuc f h sk c K f h us f hs. Th sk-f s s ssu b kw, h ug ss c S s bsv h s. Hc, h h s S, τ, s css hughu hs. Th qu (B.) c b sv f h v. Th vu f c s sc csg wh sc v, whch s s h h vg s c c csg, 0. Ths c gus h f su xss, w b uqu. f s c bg-f k, h h fwg bus kw f h vu f h c : (S K - ) + c M < S. Ccv, hs cs gu h xsc f uqu, gv vu f v, s h b s w f. Ax -

Th s fuc x h Guss cuuv sbu s gv b x k k z / ( ) x N( x) z. k k 0 k! (k ) (B.) Th ss (B.) s bsu cvg vwh. Thus, h qu (B.) c b w s f h w ss: k S K ( ) k k c S ( S,, K,, ) K ( S,, K,, ). (A.3) M k k 0 k! (k ) Th uc h sv h v s uc h w ss sv h v b h Nw-Rhs h f fg, s Ms Kh (98). Th h s us bw b vg h uc f h ss. B.. Th v f k = 0 0 Cs k = 0 h w ss (A.3) f h x f h v. Th fwg hs s x f h k c f h Eu c f h x f h v (B.), S K c M S( S,, K,, 0) K ( S,, K,, 0) ( ) 0 0 K K K K K 0 0 0 0 ( ) 0. K K K Tkg h vv wh sc K bh ss f qu (B.4), w b 5 0 0 K 0 K S K wh 0 0 0 0 ( S K ) S,, K,, S,, K,, S 0 K 0 (B.4) (B.5) 0 Ex f h xss f (B.5) shws h b z, s c uc K -cs vs css sks. 5 Uk C M (996), w sv h v c s fuc f h sk c, sc u us us h v s. Hc, w s usg h sg bhv f h s f h v (.., h fc h h s hs u sk c h cs h uw cuv f h v s). Ax - 3

B.. Th v f k = Cs h w ss (A.3) f h sc x f h v. Th fwg hs s h sc (cubc) x f h k c f h Eu c f h cubc x f h v. S K c S ( S,, K,, ) K ( S,, K,, ) M 3 3 S ( S,, K,, ) K ( S,, K,, ) 6 (B.6) S h vus cs, w k h vv wh sc K bh ss f qu (B.6) b 3 ( S K ) S K 6 K K K wh S,, K,, S,, K,, S K S K S K. (B.7) Th xss f (B.7) vs h h sc (cubc) x f K h s Guss cuuv sbu fuc s cus s ffc h cu v, bcus h u (B.7) c chg sg f sv gv. Cs h u f (B.7), fu s fws: 3 S K S K K 6 K F hs, w hv h xc qu f h sk c K h s css ch h u f h v. Th s, K fwg qu: K 0 whch K s su f h 3 S K S K K 6 K.. (B.8) Ex f hs xss shws h h uc x f h Guss cuuv sbu fuc c uc -cs vs css sks. B.3. Th v f k = Ax - 4

Th w ss (A.3) f h -h x f h v. Th fwg hs s h -h (( + )-) x f h k c f h Eu c f h ( + )- x f h v (A.3): S K ( ) cm S S K K S K! ( ) k k k (,,,, ) (,,,, ) (B.9) k k0 k k B kg h vv wh sc K, w b ( ) ( )! ( )! k k k k k S K k k k 0 k k k 0 k K K wh S,, K,, Ax - 5 S,, K,,. Cbg K wh sfcs, w g K k ( ) k k S K k k 0 k! K (B.0) k k ( ) k ( ) k k S K. k k k0k! (k ) K k 0 k! us h s ffc, w us wh h s K * such h h K * s su f h fwg qu: * * k k ( ) * * * k ( ) k k * * S * * K 0 k k k 0 k! (k ) K * k 0 k! (B.) Ths s s u h v f h f x,. N h s, h f-h s f h bv qu chs * * k k ( ) * * * k ( ) k k S K * * * k * * k * * k 0k k K k 0k! ( )! N( ) 0. Thf, h xss cc v 0 such h wh > 0, qu (B.) hs su f K *. Hc, h b ss wh h x bcs csg ccu. Th hc sus suz h fwg h. Th B. L h v b f s h qu (B.), c SN ( S,, K,, ) K N ( S,, K,, ), M S K

Wh Nx () k 0 k ( ) x k k k! (k ). Th -h uc x f h v (B.) f h k c f h Eu c s gv b qu (B.9), k S K ( ) k k c (,,,, ) (,,,, M S S K ), k K S K k 0 k! (k ) S,, K,, S,, K,,. Th h fwg h ss h: S K () Th f chg f h -h v v wh sc h sk K s gv b h fu (B.0) () Th s cc v 0 f h ccuc f h x such h f v 0 = 0, s ffc ccus. Th s s, qu(b.7)). K 0 (h s su f (3) Th ssb sus f < 0 such h h s -h v x f h v hs s ffc. Th s s, K sk K *. 0 f s Ths h xs hw cu xs f h cuuv s c uc s ffc vs. A u, h c -cs vs css sks s css hs vs c u w h uw, h f s. Av, h c k skws sks. Th s h h s f h v wh sc sk b z u h ccuc f h x f h sbu. W hv s v hs shs wh vs h ug, bu h sus cb. Ax C. Ex f h Su f Nw-Rhs Cs 30- c suck 80 whch h ug s 00, h u v s 0%, h sk-f s 4%. Th cu w fw s c h usg h BSM fu. W h s h BSM c bck h fu usg v sch h, w v bck h 0% v. F hs us w us h Nw-Rhs h s g wh h ffc bw h BSM c b usg 0% h c uc b h s ss h 0.0. W us h Ax - 6

ss bw shw h sus usg c cs, hugh xc wh, w fu cs. S : Ob h BSM c usg v f 0%: Rsu: c = 0.667603558 F h us w u hs h s, 0.6. W w s shw h sus wh hs vu u. S : D h sg f h Nw-Rhs h usg h Ms- Kh fu Ms T S K Kh 00 0.04(0.089) 0.089 80.34730943788 T Th Ms-Kh sg gus cvgc. H h sg s 34.730943788%. W cs f hs vu b ug. S 3: u h c f h h s wh h bsu vu f h c f 0.0. Th sus us h b bw. Th ubs bw u f s uss bu u h cus. Nw-Rhs, h c s b s h ffc v b h vv. Guss Pc Dffc Dvv c #.34730943788 35.0835340446-4.8353404464 9.98344037 -.65895 0.704949.548403548 -.88403548 5.5845408349-0.9590 3 0.4948340859 0.55588393-0.9588397.85679594479-388653 4 0.38859687884 0.339883967690-0.0798839676898.960577794-0.068007 5 0.3679658837 0.849399960-0.04939996008 0.5499366075-0.0439946 6 0.880997509 0.68705577-87055769 0.065903306-0.039800 As shw, h css cvgs sx s. Th su s 8.8%, whch s bu 4% hgh h h v us c h. H h g c b u, h su wu ff sgh 8.96%. Ax - 7

Ahugh shw h, h sus fuh ff 4.67% f h bsc h 34.7% f Dkk-B. Th gu fs sc hs cvg. Wh c ug, h sus 9.33% f h bsc h 4% f h Dkk-B h. Th s cvgc f h gu fs sc hs. Ax - 8

Fgu. S, B C Os, Ju 8, 03, xg Fbu 6, 03. Th sck c s $54. h sk-f s 0.05%. Th cs k f h CBOE s wb s h cs f busss. 0.80 0.70 0.0 35 40 45 50 5.5 55 57.5 60 6.5 Sk

Fgu. Ss, Nw-Rhs Mh A. O Pcs Sxhs 6hs cs, c = 0.0 6hs cs, c = 00 6hs cs, c = ME 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s B. O Pcs Ps cs, c =0.0 cs, c = 00 cs, c = ME 0.90 0.45 0.45 0.80 0.70 0.0 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s C. Cuus O Pcs

cuus cs, c = 0.0 cuus cs, c = 00 cuus cs, c = ME 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.45 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

Fgu 3. Ss, Sc Mh A. O Pcs Sxhs 6hs cs, c = 0.0 6hs cs, c = 00 6hs cs, c = ME 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s B. O Pcs Ps cs, c = 0.0 cs, c = 00 cs, c = ME 0.80 0.45 0.45 0.70 0.0 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

C. Cuus O Pcs cuus cs, c = 0.0 cuus cs, c = 00 cuus cs, c ME 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.45 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

Fgu 4. Ss, Rgu Fs Mh A. O Pcs Sxhs 6h cs, c = 0.0 6hs cs, c = 00 6hs cs, c = ME 0.90 0.80 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.70 0.0 0.0 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s B. O Pcs Ps cs, c = 0.0 cs, c = 00 cs, c = ME 0.90 0.80 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.70 0.0 0.0 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

C. Cuus O Pcs cuus cs, c = 0.0 cuus cs, c = 00 cuus cs, c = ME 0.90 0.70 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.0 0.0 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

Fgu 5. Ss, Bsc Mh A. O Pcs Sxhs 6h cs, c = 0.0 6hs cs, c = 00 6hs cs, c = ME 0.70 0.80 0.0 0.70 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s B. O Pcs Ps cs, c = 0.0 cs, c = 00 cs, c = ME 0.70 0.80 0.45 0.0 0.70 0.0 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

C. Cuus O Pcs cuus cs, c = 0.0 cuus cs, c = 00 cuus cs, c = ME 0.70 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.05 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

Fgu 6. Ss, Dkk-B Mh A. O Pcs Sxhs 6hs cs, c = 0.0 6hs cs, c = 00 6hs css, c = ME 0.90 0.80 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.70 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s B. O Pcs Ps cs, c = 0.0 cs, c = 00 cs, c = ME 0.80 0.80 0.45 0.70 0.0 0.70 0.0 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk Sk Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

C. Cuus O Pcs cuus cs, c = 0.0 cuus cs, c = 00 cuus cs, c = ME 0.80 0.70 0.0 0.45 0.35 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.05 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 0 5 0 5 Sk 7 s 30 s 90 s 8 s

Fgu 7. s f Cs Sck c = $00, sk gs f $75 - $5 $.50 vs, sk-f = 4%, u v = 0%, xs f 80 s (0.4986), 90 s (0.466), 30 s (0.08), 7 s (0.09) s shw; su s b usg Nw-Rhs wh c f $0.0. O cs u. A. s B. gs

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