The individual investor will typically include some stocks in their investment portfolio. And whether they are a long term trader or in it for much quicker returns, many investors understand and feel somewhat comfortable with the concepts and techniques of trading stocks.
Options tend to be much less understood – and therefore avoided. But Options can [...]

Use the Black-Scholes formula to find the value of a call option on the following stock:
Time to expiration6 months
Standard deviation50% per year
Exercise price$50
Stock price$50
Interest rate10%
please help….
full marks to be given to anyone with the right explanation and answer. thankyou
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i had seen the price around 68 for call 4600(on 24th friday), and it had come down to 48 on monday although the nifty ended with +3.
could any one clarify why this has happend and what is the right time to buy an option contract and when to sell it.
~thanks
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