OPT_AMER_EXCHANGE

OPT_AMER_EXCHANGE theoretical price of an American option to exchange assets

Synopsis

OPT_AMER_EXCHANGE(spot1,spot2,qty1,qty2,time,rate,cost_of_carry1,cost_of_carry2,volatility1,volatility2,rho)

Arguments

spot1: spot price of asset 1

spot2: spot price of asset 2

qty1: quantity of asset 1

qty2: quantity of asset 2

time: time to maturity in years

rate: annualized risk-free interest rate

cost_of_carry1: net cost of holding asset 1 (for common stocks, the risk free rate less the dividend yield)

cost_of_carry2: net cost of holding asset 2 (for common stocks, the risk free rate less the dividend yield)

volatility1: annualized volatility in price of asset 1

volatility2: annualized volatility in price of asset 2

rho: correlation between the prices of the two assets

Description

OPT_AMER_EXCHANGE models the theoretical price of an American option to exchange one asset with quantity qty2 and spot price spot2 for another with quantity qty1 and spot price spot1.