The Black-Scholes Menu

To open the Black-Scholes menu (the Black-Sholes key is :(HOLD) B). To open the menu:

1.Press and hold the :key.

2.Press the B(the Black-Sholes key).

3.Release both keys.

In other words, press on the :and Bkeys simultaneously and hold both keys, just as you would when accessing a shifted-function on a PC keyboard. If you press and release

:and then press on the B(Black-Sholes key), you will enter the Date menu.

To change the value of the displayed item, key in a number and press I. Once you have entered all known data, the unknown items are calculated automatically. Press <or

>repeatedly to scroll to view the items.

An option is a contract between two parties giving party A the option to buy or sell an asset from/to party B at a given price.

The Black-Scholes model is used to calculate an estimated fair market price for that option, meaning that it calculates the fair price that someone would pay to buy or sell the option to later buy or sell an asset at a given price!

The asset or stock that the option refers to is often called the “underlying asset.”

The Black-Scholes calculation is based on the contract terms (i.e., the price and date at which the underlying asset can be sold or bought), the quality of the asset itself, its price, volatility and return on investment, and the other available alternatives, such as storing your asset in a safe investment account, for example.

Intuitively, if the option is to buy a stock at 10, and the stock is already worth 30 and has little volatility, the value of the option is close to 30-10=20, plus or minus other risk factors. Table 7- 1 lists the Black-Scholes menu items along with their descriptions.

52 Black-Scholes Calculation Menu*

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HP 20b Consultant Financial, 30b Professional manual Black-Scholes Menu
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