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Do we understand delta hedging?

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  • Daniel Badagnani

    (Universidad Nacional de La Plata)

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We show that the delta-hedged portfolio is not actually risk-free even for brownian underlying due to history dependence in the ammount of hold portfolio. We find this ammount explicitly, as a function of underlying price evolution and option price. This shows that even in the B-S world (perfect market and brownian asset price evolution) the B-S equation can only be an approximation.

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  • Daniel Badagnani, 2004. "Do we understand delta hedging?," Finance 0408008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpfi:0408008
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    hedging; Black Scholes;

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    • G - Financial Economics

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