Black-Scholes-Merton Model Fundamentals

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[Verse 1]
Stock price dancing at S today
Strike price X waits in the wings
Risk-free rate r shows the way
Time to expiry T, what it brings
Volatility sigma swirls around
These five inputs make the magic sound

[Chorus]
S and X, r and T, sigma too
Black-Scholes formula breaking through
European options can't exercise early
Perfect markets, no dividends clearly
Constant rates and volatility
BSM shows probability

[Verse 2]
Geometric Brownian motion flows
Stock prices follow random walks
Continuous trading never slows
While logarithmic returns talk
No transaction costs or taxes here
Assumptions crystal pure and clear

[Chorus]
S and X, r and T, sigma too
Black-Scholes formula breaking through
European options can't exercise early
Perfect markets, no dividends clearly
Constant rates and volatility
BSM shows probability

[Bridge]
Call option rises when stock climbs high
Put option profits when prices die
Delta measures price sensitivity
Theta tracks time's hostility
Higher vol means higher premium
Lower strikes boost call momentum

[Verse 3]
Normal distribution curves the way
N of d-one and d-two appear
Present value calculations weigh
What future payoffs might be near
Risk-neutral world we simulate
Option values we calculate

[Chorus]
S and X, r and T, sigma too
Black-Scholes formula breaking through
European options can't exercise early
Perfect markets, no dividends clearly
Constant rates and volatility
BSM shows probability

[Outro]
When markets match these conditions tight
BSM predictions shine so bright
Five inputs tell the pricing story
Black-Scholes-Merton's lasting glory

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