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Strange Option Valuation Problem

UNG
I see something strange. Trying to get Greeks etc. for
a simple European option for a non-dividend paying
stock.

It gives me a strange vega (off by 0.19) and more
importantly fails to give me an implied
volatility...the message is ....root not bracketed...

It seems to be a convergence problem.  

The option is on U.S. stock AMG ( I know it is an
American option but am just trying to get the numbers
to match and have put it in as European in Bloomberg
option calculator (function OV)).

Thx in advance for your help.


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Re: Strange Option Valuation Problem

Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 15 January 2006 at 18:13, UNG wrote:
| I see something strange. Trying to get Greeks etc. for
| a simple European option for a non-dividend paying
| stock.
|
| It gives me a strange vega (off by 0.19) and more
| importantly fails to give me an implied
| volatility...the message is ....root not bracketed...
|
| It seems to be a convergence problem.  
|
| The option is on U.S. stock AMG ( I know it is an
| American option but am just trying to get the numbers
| to match and have put it in as European in Bloomberg
| option calculator (function OV)).
|
| Thx in advance for your help.

Could you please post the parameters you were using, maybe by sending a
complete self-contained example in C++ or Python?

Dirk

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