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50-Years of Black-Scholes: Nobel Victory, Options Revolution

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  C=S N(d1​) − Ke−rt N(d2​)   In the annals of financial history, few accolades hold as much prestige and recognition as the Nobel Prize.  Such is the case with the Black-Scholes options pricing model, which achieved the remarkable feat in 1997 thanks to the persistence of a select group of professionals who saw its […]

Risk of USD/JPY Weakness Seen in the Options Markets

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SUMMARY The next Bank of Japan meeting is scheduled for 16 June which will be the second meeting with new governor Ueda in charge. There is a possibility that the Ueda will make changes to the BOJ yield curve controls. The market is starting to position for the risk of a downward move in USD […]