Asset or Nothing Function

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Asset or Nothing Function

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The AssetOrNothing function calculates the theoretical price, sensitivities, the implied volatility, and the implied strike value of a European asset-or-nothing option using the Cox and Rubinstein’s model. See Binary Options for a further explanation.

 

 

AssetOrNothing

(OptionType, ModelStatistic, Asset, Strike, TimeExpire, Volatility, InterestRate, YieldRate, MarketPrice, TimeFormat, InterestType, YieldType)

Note: Optional arguments are shown in Italics. MarketPrice is not Optional for the Implied Calculations.

 

 

Argument

Description

OptionType

Alphanumeric value indicating the type of option:

Call = 1 or "c" (case insensitive)

Put = 2 or "p" (case insensitive)

ModelStatistic

Numeric value indicating the type of function required for the return value:

Theoretical = 1

Delta = 2

Gamma = 3

Theta = 4

ImpliedVol = 5

Vega = 6

Rho = 7

Psi = 8

Lambda = 9

StrikeSensitivity = 11

ImpliedStrike = 13

Asset

The price of the underlying asset. Must be > 0.

Strike

The price at which the asset can be purchased if the option is a call or sold if the option is a put. Must be > 0.

TimeExpire

Time, expressed in either Days or Years (depending on the TimeFormat value), until the options expiration. Must be > 0.

Volatility

Annualized volatility of the underlying security. Must be > 0.

InterestRate

Risk-free interest rate expressed as a percentage. This rate is interpreted as a continuously compounded rate unless otherwise specified in the InterestType argument.

Must be > 0.

YieldRate

Yield, expressed as a percentage (dividends or interest yield), of the underlying asset price. This rate is interpreted as a continuously compounded rate unless specified otherwise in the YieldType argument.

MarketPrice

Optional. The selling price of the option in the marketplace. This input is required when implied volatility and strike are calculated. Price must be > 0.

TimeFormat

Optional. Alphanumeric value indicating the format of the time arguments (i.e. TimeExpire). If omitted, Days are used as the default. Specified as either:

Days = 0 or "D" (case insensitive)

Years = 1 or "Y" (case insensitive)

InterestType

Optional. Alphanumeric value indicating the type of InterestRate to use when evaluating the option. This value is converted to Continuously Compounded for the calculations. If omitted, a Continuously Compounded rate is used.

YieldType

Optional. Alphanumeric value indicating the type of YieldRate to use when evaluating the option. This value is converted to Continuously Compounded for the calculations. If omitted, a Continuously Compounded rate is used.

 

 

Example

Calculate all of functions for an asset-or-nothing call option whose asset price 150 days from expiration is $38, the exercise price is $40, the risk-free interest rate is 8% per annum, the yield rate is 5% per annum, and the annual volatility is 25%. All of the rates are considered continuous. So,

 

Input

 

Output

Variable

Value

 

Function

Name

Value

OptionType

Call

 

1

Theoretical:

16.203564

Asset

38

 

2

Delta:

2.832861

Strike

40

 

3

Gamma:

0.127732

InterestRate

8%

 

4

Theta:

-0.021088

YieldRate

5%

 

5

Implied Vol.:

0.239586

TimeExpire

150

 

6

Vega:

0.189500

Volatility

25%

 

7

Rho:

0.375802

TimeFormat

Days

 

8

Psi:

-0.442392

MarketPrice

16

 

9

Lambda:

6.643522

 

 

 

11

Strike Sensitivity:

-2.286129

 

 

 

13

Implied Strike:

40.089247

 

 

See Also

Cash or Nothing

Two Asset Cash or Nothing

Gap

Supershare

Binary Barrier

 

 

Remark

For a further example on this model see the included Excel Template located in the root directory of the add-in. This example can be accessed through the Binary Template menu item after the add-in has been installed properly.

 

A list of all of the possible Error Messages is included for convenience.