An alternative expression for the Black-Scholes formula in terms of Brownian first and last passage times
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The celebrated Black-Scholes formula which gives the price of a European option, may be expressed as the cumulative function of a last passage time of Brownian motion. A related result involving first passage times is also obtained.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008