NAG CL Interface
s30aac (opt_​bsm_​price)

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1 Purpose

s30aac computes the European option price given by the Black–Scholes–Merton formula.

2 Specification

#include <nag.h>
void  s30aac (Nag_OrderType order, Nag_CallPut option, Integer m, Integer n, const double x[], double s, const double t[], double sigma, double r, double q, double p[], NagError *fail)
The function may be called by the names: s30aac, nag_specfun_opt_bsm_price or nag_bsm_price.

3 Description

s30aac computes the price of a European call (or put) option for constant volatility, σ, and risk-free interest rate, r, with possible dividend yield, q, using the Black–Scholes–Merton formula (see Black and Scholes (1973) and Merton (1973)). For a given strike price, X, the price of a European call with underlying price, S, and time to expiry, T, is
Pcall = Se-qT Φ(d1) - Xe-rT Φ(d2)  
and the corresponding European put price is
Pput = Xe-rT Φ(-d2) - Se-qT Φ(-d1)  
and where Φ denotes the cumulative Normal distribution function,
Φ(x) = 12π - x exp(-y2/2) dy  
and
d1 = ln (S/X) + (r-q+σ2/2) T σT , d2 = d1 - σT .  
The option price Pij=P(X=Xi,T=Tj) is computed for each strike price in a set Xi, i=1,2,,m, and for each expiry time in a set Tj, j=1,2,,n.

4 References

Black F and Scholes M (1973) The pricing of options and corporate liabilities Journal of Political Economy 81 637–654
Merton R C (1973) Theory of rational option pricing Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science 4 141–183

5 Arguments

1: order Nag_OrderType Input
On entry: the order argument specifies the two-dimensional storage scheme being used, i.e., row-major ordering or column-major ordering. C language defined storage is specified by order=Nag_RowMajor. See Section 3.1.3 in the Introduction to the NAG Library CL Interface for a more detailed explanation of the use of this argument.
Constraint: order=Nag_RowMajor or Nag_ColMajor.
2: option Nag_CallPut Input
On entry: determines whether the option is a call or a put.
option=Nag_Call
A call; the holder has a right to buy.
option=Nag_Put
A put; the holder has a right to sell.
Constraint: option=Nag_Call or Nag_Put.
3: m Integer Input
On entry: the number of strike prices to be used.
Constraint: m1.
4: n Integer Input
On entry: the number of times to expiry to be used.
Constraint: n1.
5: x[m] const double Input
On entry: x[i-1] must contain Xi, the ith strike price, for i=1,2,,m.
Constraint: x[i-1]z ​ and ​ x[i-1] 1 / z , where z = nag_real_safe_small_number , the safe range parameter, for i=1,2,,m.
6: s double Input
On entry: S, the price of the underlying asset.
Constraint: sz ​ and ​s1.0/z, where z=nag_real_safe_small_number, the safe range parameter.
7: t[n] const double Input
On entry: t[i-1] must contain Ti, the ith time, in years, to expiry, for i=1,2,,n.
Constraint: t[i-1]z, where z = nag_real_safe_small_number , the safe range parameter, for i=1,2,,n.
8: sigma double Input
On entry: σ, the volatility of the underlying asset. Note that a rate of 15% should be entered as 0.15.
Constraint: sigma>0.0.
9: r double Input
On entry: r, the annual risk-free interest rate, continuously compounded. Note that a rate of 5% should be entered as 0.05.
Constraint: r0.0.
10: q double Input
On entry: q, the annual continuous yield rate. Note that a rate of 8% should be entered as 0.08.
Constraint: q0.0.
11: p[m×n] double Output
Note: where P(i,j) appears in this document, it refers to the array element
  • p[(j-1)×m+i-1] when order=Nag_ColMajor;
  • p[(i-1)×n+j-1] when order=Nag_RowMajor.
On exit: P(i,j) contains Pij, the option price evaluated for the strike price xi at expiry tj for i=1,2,,m and j=1,2,,n.
12: fail NagError * Input/Output
The NAG error argument (see Section 7 in the Introduction to the NAG Library CL Interface).

6 Error Indicators and Warnings

NE_ALLOC_FAIL
Dynamic memory allocation failed.
See Section 3.1.2 in the Introduction to the NAG Library CL Interface for further information.
NE_BAD_PARAM
On entry, argument value had an illegal value.
NE_INT
On entry, m=value.
Constraint: m1.
On entry, n=value.
Constraint: n1.
NE_INTERNAL_ERROR
An internal error has occurred in this function. Check the function call and any array sizes. If the call is correct then please contact NAG for assistance.
See Section 7.5 in the Introduction to the NAG Library CL Interface for further information.
NE_NO_LICENCE
Your licence key may have expired or may not have been installed correctly.
See Section 8 in the Introduction to the NAG Library CL Interface for further information.
NE_REAL
On entry, q=value.
Constraint: q0.0.
On entry, r=value.
Constraint: r0.0.
On entry, s=value.
Constraint: svalue and svalue.
On entry, sigma=value.
Constraint: sigma>0.0.
NE_REAL_ARRAY
On entry, t[value]=value.
Constraint: t[i]value.
On entry, x[value]=value.
Constraint: x[i]value and x[i]value.

7 Accuracy

The accuracy of the output is dependent on the accuracy of the cumulative Normal distribution function, Φ. This is evaluated using a rational Chebyshev expansion, chosen so that the maximum relative error in the expansion is of the order of the machine precision (see s15abc and s15adc). An accuracy close to machine precision can generally be expected.

8 Parallelism and Performance

Background information to multithreading can be found in the Multithreading documentation.
s30aac is threaded by NAG for parallel execution in multithreaded implementations of the NAG Library.
Please consult the X06 Chapter Introduction for information on how to control and interrogate the OpenMP environment used within this function. Please also consult the Users' Note for your implementation for any additional implementation-specific information.

9 Further Comments

None.

10 Example

This example computes the prices for six European call options using two expiry times and three strike prices as input. The times to expiry are taken as 0.7 and 0.8 years respectively. The stock price is 55, with strike prices, 58, 60 and 62. The risk-free interest rate is 10% per year and the volatility is 30% per year.

10.1 Program Text

Program Text (s30aace.c)

10.2 Program Data

Program Data (s30aace.d)

10.3 Program Results

Program Results (s30aace.r)