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/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac BlackScholes.java * Execution: java BlackScholes s x r sigma t * Dependencies: Gaussian.java * * Reads in five command line inputs and calculates the option price * according to the Black-Scholes formula. * * % java BlackScholes 23.75 15.00 0.01 0.35 0.5 * 8.879159279691955 (actual = 9.10) * * % java BlackScholes 30.14 15.0 0.01 0.332 0.25 * 15.177462481562186 (actual = 14.50) * * * Information calculated based on closing data on Monday, June 9th 2003. * * Microsoft: share price: 23.75 * strike price: 15.00 * risk-free interest rate: 1% * volatility: 35% (historical estimate) * time until expiration: 0.5 years * * GE: share price: 30.14 * strike price: 15.00 * risk-free interest rate 1% * volatility: 33.2% (historical estimate) * time until expiration 0.25 years * * * Reference: http://www.hoadley.net/options/develtoolsvolcalc.htm * ******************************************************************************/ public class BlackScholes { // Black-Scholes formula public static double callPrice(double s, double x, double r, double sigma, double t) { double a = (Math.log(s/x) + (r + sigma * sigma/2) * t) / (sigma * Math.sqrt(t)); double b = a - sigma * Math.sqrt(t); return s * Gaussian.Phi(a) - x * Math.exp(-r * t) * Gaussian.Phi(b); } public static void main(String[] args) { double s = Double.parseDouble(args[0]); double x = Double.parseDouble(args[1]); double r = Double.parseDouble(args[2]); double sigma = Double.parseDouble(args[3]); double t = Double.parseDouble(args[4]); StdOut.println(callPrice(s, x, r, sigma, t)); } }