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Sunday, April 8, 2012

steps in pricing a vanilla European option using implied vol

These steps are observed for a vanilla European call/put. Not sure about other options.

) prepare funding information -- interest rates ...
) prepare dividend information
) formula-based premium calculation
) derive the greeks

All input data fields are represented as a sturct. You can also use a data holder class, a DTO, or a property set.