Additional meaning of Plain Vanilla Option: Plain Vanilla Options are widely traded and come in two forms: American style options, which allow investors to exercise the option prior to expiration, and European style options, which can only be exercised during expiration. ...
American optionsBachelier–Black–Scholes modelcommodity spotsEuropean optionsMerton formulaMonte〤arlo approachoption priceput–call paritySummary This chapter summarizes the characteristics of the option. Two categories of options are identified: the European options and American options. Before turning to ...
Avanilla optiongives the holder the right to buy or sell the underlying asset at a predetermined price within a specific timeframe. This call or put option comes with no special terms or features. It has a simple expiration date andstrike price. Investors and companies will use them to hedge...
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Pricing Plain-Vanilla Options (European and American)Enrico Schumann
SuperhedgingJump UncertaintyWorst-Case ScenariosThis paper studies the pricing and hedging problem of European plain vanilla options in a modified Black–Scholes market. That is the price of the risky asset isdoi:10.2139/ssrn.2773246Olaf Menkens...