Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton Model

We present a unified, market-complete model that integrates both Bachelier and Black–Scholes–Merton frameworks for asset pricing. The model allows for the study, within a unified framework, of asset pricing in a natural world that experiences the possibility of negative security prices or riskless r...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: W. Brent Lindquist, Svetlozar T. Rachev, Jagdish Gnawali, Frank J. Fabozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Risks
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/12/9/136
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850259572926709760
author W. Brent Lindquist
Svetlozar T. Rachev
Jagdish Gnawali
Frank J. Fabozzi
author_facet W. Brent Lindquist
Svetlozar T. Rachev
Jagdish Gnawali
Frank J. Fabozzi
author_sort W. Brent Lindquist
collection DOAJ
description We present a unified, market-complete model that integrates both Bachelier and Black–Scholes–Merton frameworks for asset pricing. The model allows for the study, within a unified framework, of asset pricing in a natural world that experiences the possibility of negative security prices or riskless rates. Unlike the classical Black–Scholes–Merton, we show that option pricing in the unified model differs depending on whether the replicating, self-financing portfolio uses riskless bonds or a single riskless bank account. We derive option price formulas and extend our analysis to the term structure of interest rates by deriving the pricing of zero-coupon bonds, forward contracts, and futures contracts. We identify a necessary condition for the unified model to support a perpetual derivative. Discrete binomial pricing under the unified model is also developed. In every scenario analyzed, we show that the unified model simplifies to the standard Black–Scholes–Merton pricing under specific limits and provides pricing in the Bachelier model limit. We note that the Bachelier limit within the unified model allows for positive riskless rates. The unified model prompts us to speculate on the possibility of a mixed multiplicative and additive deflator model for risk-neutral option pricing.
format Article
id doaj-art-7779ae2dec514e9e98b0dfcd6c90ce5d
institution OA Journals
issn 2227-9091
language English
publishDate 2024-08-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Risks
spelling doaj-art-7779ae2dec514e9e98b0dfcd6c90ce5d2025-08-20T01:55:49ZengMDPI AGRisks2227-90912024-08-0112913610.3390/risks12090136Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton ModelW. Brent Lindquist0Svetlozar T. Rachev1Jagdish Gnawali2Frank J. Fabozzi3Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-4012, USADepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-4012, USADepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-4012, USACarey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21202, USAWe present a unified, market-complete model that integrates both Bachelier and Black–Scholes–Merton frameworks for asset pricing. The model allows for the study, within a unified framework, of asset pricing in a natural world that experiences the possibility of negative security prices or riskless rates. Unlike the classical Black–Scholes–Merton, we show that option pricing in the unified model differs depending on whether the replicating, self-financing portfolio uses riskless bonds or a single riskless bank account. We derive option price formulas and extend our analysis to the term structure of interest rates by deriving the pricing of zero-coupon bonds, forward contracts, and futures contracts. We identify a necessary condition for the unified model to support a perpetual derivative. Discrete binomial pricing under the unified model is also developed. In every scenario analyzed, we show that the unified model simplifies to the standard Black–Scholes–Merton pricing under specific limits and provides pricing in the Bachelier model limit. We note that the Bachelier limit within the unified model allows for positive riskless rates. The unified model prompts us to speculate on the possibility of a mixed multiplicative and additive deflator model for risk-neutral option pricing.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/12/9/136dynamic asset pricingBachelier modelBlack–Scholes–Merton modeloption pricingperpetual derivativebinomial model
spellingShingle W. Brent Lindquist
Svetlozar T. Rachev
Jagdish Gnawali
Frank J. Fabozzi
Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton Model
Risks
dynamic asset pricing
Bachelier model
Black–Scholes–Merton model
option pricing
perpetual derivative
binomial model
title Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton Model
title_full Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton Model
title_fullStr Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton Model
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton Model
title_short Dynamic Asset Pricing in a Unified Bachelier–Black–Scholes–Merton Model
title_sort dynamic asset pricing in a unified bachelier black scholes merton model
topic dynamic asset pricing
Bachelier model
Black–Scholes–Merton model
option pricing
perpetual derivative
binomial model
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/12/9/136
work_keys_str_mv AT wbrentlindquist dynamicassetpricinginaunifiedbachelierblackscholesmertonmodel
AT svetlozartrachev dynamicassetpricinginaunifiedbachelierblackscholesmertonmodel
AT jagdishgnawali dynamicassetpricinginaunifiedbachelierblackscholesmertonmodel
AT frankjfabozzi dynamicassetpricinginaunifiedbachelierblackscholesmertonmodel