General Properties of Option Prices.

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Finance
Year: 1996
Volume: 51
Issue: 5
Pages: 1573-1610

Authors (3)

Bergman, Yaacov Z (not in RePEc) Grundy, Bruce D (not in RePEc) Wiener, Zvi (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

When the underlying price process is a one-dimensional diffusion, as well as in certain restricted stochastic volatility settings, a contingent claim's delta is bounded by the infimum and supremum of its delta at maturity. Further, if the claim's payoff is convex (concave), the claim's price is a convex (concave) function of the underlying asset's value. However, when volatility is less specialized, or when the underlying process is discontinuous or non-Markovian, a call's price can be a decreasing, concave function of the underlying price over some range, increasing with the passage of time, and decreasing in the level of interest rates. Copyright 1996 by American Finance Association.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:jfinan:v:51:y:1996:i:5:p:1573-1610
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29