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Analytical approximation for a spread-option price under Black-Scholes

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#6 opened on Sep 11, 2019

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Description

Spread-options are particularly popular in commodity markets. A simple Kirk's approximation for European spread-option price under Black-Scholes model is of interest.

The module implementing this method should live under tf_quant_finance/volatility/spread_option.py. It should support both puts and calls. Tests should be in spread_option_test.py in the same folder.

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Study the Kirk approximation formula for spread options and implement it as a TensorFlow function in tf quant finance/volatility/spread option.py. Ensure support for puts and calls, and write unit tests in spread option test.py.
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