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Options with Extreme Strikes

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  • Lingjiong Zhu

    (School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 206 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)

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In this short paper, we study the asymptotics for the price of call options for very large strikes and put options for very small strikes. The stock price is assumed to follow the Black–Scholes models. We analyze European, Asian, American, Parisian and perpetual options and conclude that the tail asymptotics for these option types fall into four scenarios.

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  • Lingjiong Zhu, 2015. "Options with Extreme Strikes," Risks, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jrisks:v:3:y:2015:i:3:p:234-249:d:52276
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    3. Giacomo Morelli & Lea Petrella, 2021. "Option Pricing, Zero Lower Bound, and COVID-19," Risks, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-13, September.

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