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A 6 month futures contract trades on orange juice futures. The current orange juice futures price is 1200, with volatility 18%. Interest rates are 0.5% (with continuous compounding). What is the price of a three month European put option with strike price 1210? Use the Black-Scholes formula to solve
Calculation of put price with the help of Black-Scholes formula
INPUTS | Outputs | Value | |
Standard deviation or Volatility (Annual) (σ) | 18.00% | d1 | -0.03332 |
Time until Expiration (in Years) (t) | 0.25 | d2 | -0.12332 |
Risk free rates (Annual) (r) | 0.50% | N(d1) | 0.48671 |
Current orange juice futures price (S0) | $ 1,200.00 | N(d2) | 0.45093 |
Strike price (X) | $1,210.00 | B/S call value (C ) | 39.11175 |
Dividend yield | 0 | B/S Put Value (P) | 47.60020 |
The price of a three month European put option is $47.60
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