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I've never understood this part of Taleb's argument. Of course, constant vol Black-Scholes does not hold. BUT NO ONE USES THIS. Everyone in the financial ind
by tdees40 13y ago
I've never understood this part of Taleb's argument. Of course, constant vol Black-Scholes does not hold. BUT NO ONE USES THIS. Everyone in the financial industry is well aware of the volatility skew, and spends lots of time adjusting for it.
B-S vols are putting the "wrong number into the wrong equation to get the right price" as Rebonnato famously said.