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Information in stock prices and some consequences: A model-free approach (1501.07473v2)

Published 24 Jan 2015 in q-fin.GN and q-fin.MF

Abstract: The price of a stock will rarely follow the assumed model and a curious investor or a Regulatory Authority may wish to obtain a probability model the prices support. A risk neutral probability ${\cal P}*$ for the stock's price at time $T$ is determined in closed form from the prices before $T$ without assuming a price model. The findings indicate that ${\cal P}*$ may be a mixture. Under mild conditions on the prices the necessary and sufficient condition to obtain ${\cal P}*$ is the coincidence at $T$ of the stock price ranges assumed by the stock's trader and buyer. This result clarifies the relation between market's informational efficiency and the arbitrage-free option pricing methodology. It also shows that in an incomplete market there are risk neutral probabilities not supported by each stock and their use can be limited. ${\cal P}*$-price $C$ for the stock's European call option expiring at $T$ is obtained. Among other results it is shown for "calm" prices, like the log-normal, that i) $C$ is the Black-Scholes-Merton price thus confirming its validity for various stock prices, ii) the buyer's price carries an exponentially increasing volatility premium and its difference with $C$ provides a measure of the market risk premium.

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