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UDK 33 Экономика. Экономические науки
GRNTI 83.29 Экономическая статистика
OKSO 01.04.01 Математика
BBK 6523 Планирование. Экономическое прогнозирование
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The article analyzes the “buy call option” strategy using the example of a futures contract on the RTS Index with expiration in December 2020. As part of the study, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, statistical calculations required for estimating the model's parameters. Using imitation modeling and statistical analysis, the strategy's effectiveness was estimated. When implementing the strategy "buy a call option" 19 out of 50 conducted simulations have at least one day with a profit, which is 38% of the total number of sample trajectories of the futures prices.
option, option strategies, option market, forward market, RTS index
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