Pricing an option requires a range of outcomes with the associated probability for each outcome, in other words, we need to make an assumption regarding the future probability distribution. We can work out the total probability weighted payoff based on our assumptions, which when discounted gives us the option price.
Key learning objectives:
What is the Black-Scholes formula?
What is an option payoff?
How do we price an option?
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