On the Expected Payoff and True Probability of Exercise of European Options

Posted: 6 Mar 2008

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Mark B. Shackleton

Lancaster University - Department of Accounting and Finance

Rafal M. Wojakowski

Lancaster University - Management School; University of Surrey

Abstract

The continuous-time formula for expected payoff to holding an option, which nests several major pricing tools, is derived. It is shown also that under current market conditions the true exercise probability, N(d4), lies halfway between the two more familiar terms: N(d1) and N(d2).

Keywords: Rate of return on option, Actual probability, Change of numeraire, True probability of exercise, Put call parity

JEL Classification: G12, G13

Suggested Citation

Shackleton, Mark B. and Wojakowski, Rafal M. and Wojakowski, Rafal M., On the Expected Payoff and True Probability of Exercise of European Options. Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1102137

Mark B. Shackleton

Lancaster University - Department of Accounting and Finance ( email )

The Management School
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Rafal M. Wojakowski (Contact Author)

Lancaster University - Management School ( email )

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United Kingdom
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University of Surrey ( email )

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United Kingdom
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HOME PAGE: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/sbs/people/rafal_wojakowski/index.htm

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