School of Business‚ The George Washington University‚ Washington‚ DC 20052‚ USA. E-mail: kwak@gwu.edu A b stra ct Monte Carlo simulation is a useful technique for modeling and analyzing real-world systems and situations. This paper is a conceptual paper that explores the applications of Monte Carlo simulation for managing project risks and uncertainties. The benefits of Monte Carlo simulation are using quantified data‚ allowing project managers to better justify and communicate their arguments
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Wiener Process Ito ’s Lemma Derivation of Black-Scholes Solving Black-Scholes Introduction to Financial Derivatives Understanding the Stock Pricing Model 22M:303:002 Understanding the Stock Pricing Model 22M:303:002 Wiener Process Ito ’s Lemma Derivation of Black-Scholes Stock Pricing Model Solving Black-Scholes Recall our stochastic dierential equation to model stock prices: dS = σ dX + µ dt S where µ is known as the asset ’s drift ‚ a measure of the average rate
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Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model Nathan Coelen June 6‚ 2002 1 Introduction Finance is one of the most rapidly changing and fastest growing areas in the corporate business world. Because of this rapid change‚ modern financial instruments have become extremely complex. New mathematical models are essential to implement and price these new financial instruments. The world of corporate finance once managed by business students is now controlled by mathematicians and computer scientists
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April 2010 ‘The problems of Monte Carlo Simulation’ by David Nawrocki This article describes the problems associated with using the Monte Carlo Simulation Model as a tool for determining future investment outcomes for investors. The tool is widely used by Financial Advisors as a means of showing investors future returns on investments. The article discusses why the use of Monte Carlo Simulation in financial planning is difficult and can lead to incorrect decisions which can have a detrimental
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Monte Carlo Simulation Risk analysis is part of every decision we make. We are constantly faced with uncertainty‚ ambiguity‚ and variability. And even though we have unprecedented access to information‚ we can’t accurately predict the future. Monte Carlo simulation (also known as the Monte Carlo Method) lets you see all the possible outcomes of your decisions and assess the impact of risk‚ allowing for better decision making under uncertainty What is Monte Carlo simulation? Monte Carlo simulation
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PERT became popular around the same time computers were progressing from the mainframe to mini-computers. During the evolution of computer technology‚ advanced programs were developed to provide further probabilistic estimates via simulations (Monte Carlo Analysis). B) PERT assumes the Beta probability distribution to calculate the expected time of an activity within a network. PERT requires that for each activity‚ three duration estimates are needed (optimistic‚ most likely‚ pessimistic). This
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Calculation of Pi Using the Monte Carlo Method by Eve Andersson Home : Pi : One Calculation ________________________________________ The "Monte Carlo Method" is a method of solving problems using statistics. Given the probability‚ P‚ that an event will occur in certain conditions‚ a computer can be used to generate those conditions repeatedly. The number of times the event occurs divided by the number of times the conditions are generated should be approximately equal to P.
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Black-Scholes Option Pricing Formula In their 1973 paper‚ The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities‚ Fischer Black and Myron Scholes published an option valuation formula that today is known as the Black-Scholes model. It has become the standard method of pricing options. The Black-Scholes model is a tool for equity options pricing. Options traders compare the prevailing option price in the exchange against the theoretical value derived by the Black-Scholes Model in order to determine
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definition‚ the integral evaluates to be 1. Proof of Black Scholes Formula Theorem 2: Assume the stock price following the following PDE Then the option price for a call option with payoff is given by 1 Proof: By Ito’s lemma‚ If form a portfolio P Applying Ito’s lemma Since the portfolio has no risk‚ by no arbitrage‚ it must earn the risk free rate‚ Therefore we have Rearranging the terms we have the Black Scholes PDE With the boundary condition To solve this
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