The Lognormal
Distribution
1
( x; , )
e
2
1 x
18-2
x
a
1
2
N (a )
e
dx
2
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18-3
18-4
18-5
If x ~ N ( , 2 ) , then z ~ N (0,1) if
If z ~ N (0,1) , then x ~ N ( , 2 ) if x z
18-6
i 1
i 1
i xi ~ N i i , i j ij
i 1 j 1
18-7
18-8
2
v
18-9
18-10
18-11
A Lognormal Model of
Stock Prices (contd)
If we assume that
St S0 e
( 0.5 2 )t tz
18-12
1
( 2 ) t t N 1 ( p / 2 )
e 2
StU S0
1
( 2 ) t t N 1 ( p / 2 )
e 2
18-13
( )t
N (d1 )
N (d2 )
18-14
18-15
0.038208 52 0.2755
Annualized expected return
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18-18
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