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ORCID

Ali Bendob 0000-0002-8949-5550

Naima Bentouir 0000-0003-3613-9349

Keywords

options pricing; option markets; Black-Scholes model; Binomial model; Monte-Carlo Simulation model; Greek letters

Abstract

Investment behaviour, techniques and choices have evolved in the options markets since the launch of options trading in 1973. Today, we are entering the field of Big Data and the explosion of information, which has become the main feature of science, impacts investors' decisions and their trading position, particularly in the financial markets. Our paper aims to testing the effectiveness of the most popular options pricing models , which are the Monte Carlo simulation method, the Binomial model, and the benchmark model; the Black-Scholes model, when we ignore/take on account the Moneyness categories and different time to maturities; five months, one year, and two years, in addition to comparing these models, we will then test the effect of each model on the prediction of the current options prices, using the regression analysis, and the Nifty50 option index during the period of 25/07/2014 to 30/06/2016. The result shows that all models are over- priced in all Moneyness categories with a high level of volatility in In-the money category, other finding concludes that the Monte Carlo Simulation method is outperforming when the volatility is lower, while the Black-Sholes model and the Binomial model are outperforming in the entire sample with ignoring the Moneyness.

First Page

79

Last Page

95

Page Count

17

Received Date

24 July 2018

Revised Date

12 March 2019

Accept Date

13 March 2019

Online Available Date

3 April 2019

DOI

10.7172/2353-6845.jbfe.2019.1.4

JEL Code

C13; C15; G12; G13; G15; G17

Publisher

University of Warsaw

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