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cd "Black-Scholes Option Pricing"
python "options_tutorial.py"

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Black-Scholes Option Pricing Utility

This module lets you price basic stock options (calls and puts) using the Black-Scholes formula, a foundation of modern financial analysis.

What is Black-Scholes?

  • Black-Scholes is a mathematical model used to estimate the fair price of European call and put options.
  • Options give you the right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell a stock at a set price in the future.
  • Professionals use this formula to value options and manage risk every day.

How to Use

  1. Fill in the current stock price, strike price, time to expiration, risk-free rate, and volatility.
  2. Call the black_scholes() function from black_scholes.py.
  3. Choose either "call" or "put" depending on your option.

Example

from black_scholes import black_scholes
S = 100     # Stock price
K = 105     # Strike price
T = 1       # Years to expiry
r = 0.03    # Risk-free rate (e.g., 3%)
sigma = 0.2 # Annual volatility (20%)
price = black_scholes(S, K, T, r, sigma, 'call')
print('Call Price:', price)

Why It Matters

  • Used by retail, institutional, and academic practitioners globally
  • Helps make informed decisions about trading, hedging, and investing
  • Required for financial certification exams and many job interviews

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