This is a tool that calculates the call and put prices of a European (style) option, using the Black-Scholes model.
For these option price calculations, it is necessary to supply the following information:
- The stock price.
- The strike price, or exercise price, which is the price at which the underlying stock can be purchased or sold upon exercise of the option.
- The term in years of the option contract.
- The annualised, continuously compounded, risk-free interest rate. This is usually expressed in percentage terms (unless the formatting is explicitly set to express it as a decimal).
- The annualised, continuously compounded, dividend yield. This is usually expressed in percentage terms (unless the formatting is explicitly set to express it as a decimal).
- The volatility. This is usually expressed in percentage terms (unless the formatting is explicitly set to express it as a decimal).
Associated tool link: http://www.coggit.com/tools/european_option_pricing.html