An examination of kurtosis of lognormality in the Black-Scholes option pricing formula in the South African warrants market

Includes bibliographical references. === The assumption of constant asset price volatility of classical Black-Scholes model hasbeen challenged continuously. The symmetrical distribution emphasises a lognormalized asset. This paper aims to investigate the volatility distribution (i.e. kurtosis) of th...

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Main Author: Chen, Hung-Hsiang
Other Authors: Abraham, Haim
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5771